Intracervical Balloon Placement With Nitrous Oxide Administration

Description

This randomized controlled trial aims to compare the effectiveness of nitrous oxide versus oxygen in facilitating the successful placement of a Foley balloon catheter for cervical ripening and induction of labor.

Conditions

Labor Pain, Induced; Birth

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Study overview

This randomized controlled trial aims to compare the effectiveness of nitrous oxide versus oxygen in facilitating the successful placement of a Foley balloon catheter for cervical ripening and induction of labor.

Success Rate of Intracervical Balloon Placement With Nitrous Oxide Administration. A Randomized Control Study

Intracervical Balloon Placement With Nitrous Oxide Administration

Condition
Labor Pain
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Brooklyn

Maimonides Medical Center OB/GYN, Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11220

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Patients admitted to labor and delivery for induction of labor (term inductions, medically indicated preterm inductions).
  • * Pregnant patients who are eligible for intracervical balloon placement.
  • * Pregnant patients with contraindications to receiving nitrous oxide.
  • * Inability to safely self-administer nitrous oxide
  • * Allergy to nitrous oxide
  • * History of malignant hyperthermia,
  • * Concomitant administration of magnesium sulfate
  • * Less than 35 weeks gestational age
  • * Non-reassuring fetal heart tracing
  • * Use of intravenous or intramuscular opioid within 4 hours
  • * Vitamin B12 deficiency
  • * Gas-trapping conditions such as pneumothorax or small bowel obstruction
  • * Patients requesting neuraxial anesthesia
  • * Non-English speaking patients.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 45 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Maimonides Medical Center,

Study Record Dates

2025-09-01