Effectiveness of Evening Primrose Oil for Induction of Labor

Assiut University

Status and phase: Not yet enrolling; Early Phase 1

Conditions: Induction of Labor

Treatments: Drug: Evening Primrose Oil 1000 MG

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06539975

primrose oil in labor

Details and patient eligibility

About

Effectivness of primrose oil in induction of labour .

Full description

Using primrose oil in addition to misoprostol for induction of labor in one group of pregnant women and compare the result with those of another group in which we are using misoprstol only.

Enrollment: 72 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• pregenent of 38 weeks and longer
• singleton pregenency
• vertex presentation
• indication of labor induction
• bishop score <6 and cervical dilation<2 cm

Exclusion criteria

• women who delivered by classical cs or had a history of myomectomy , hysterscopic uterine surgery , or cervical surgery like conisation
• women with multiple gestation
• women with evidence of low implanted placenta by ultrasound
• women with contraindication to misoprostol or vaginal delivery

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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72 participants in 2 patient groups

Evening primrose oil + misoprostol

Active Comparator group

Description:

combination of both drugs for induction of labor adminstrated vaginally.

Treatment:

Drug: Evening Primrose Oil 1000 MG

misoprostol only

Other group

Description:

misoprostol alone for induction of labor adminstrated vaginally.

Treatment:

Drug: Evening Primrose Oil 1000 MG