Nifedipine vs Placebo for Maintenance Tocolysis of Preterm Labor.

Stanford University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obstetric Labor, Premature; Venous Thrombosis

Treatments: Drug: Nifedipine

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00185952

76251

Details and patient eligibility

About

Comparing nifedipine to placebo for the maintenance tocolysis of preterm labor

Full description

To estimate whether maintenance nifedipine tocolysis after arrested preterm labor prolongs pregnancy and improves neonatal outcomes.

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 55 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• arrested preterm labor

Exclusion criteria

• ruptured membranes, fetal distress, placenta previa, placental abruption, maternal medical contraindication to tocolysis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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70 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Nifedipine

Active Comparator group

Description:

Maintenance tocolysis with nifedipine.

Treatment:

Drug: Nifedipine

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Maintenance tocolysis with placebo tablets.

Treatment:

Drug: Nifedipine