Paperless Partograph for Management of Low Risk Labor

Assiut University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Normal Labor

Treatments: Procedure: paperless partograph; Procedure: modified partograph

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02714270

WHOP-PP

Details and patient eligibility

About

Paperless partograph is a technique used for monitoring the progress of labor before delivery, and arriving at the accurate time to intervene for ensuring a safe delivery.

The study will be carried out to find out the effectiveness of paperless partograph in management of labor and its effect on maternal and neonatal outcomes

Enrollment: 370 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age: 18 to 40 years
2. Gestational age 38-42 weeks
3. Singleton pregnancy
4. Vertex presentation
5. Women who will accept to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

1. Malpresentation
2. Induced labour
3. Multiple pregnancy
4. Medical diseases with pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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370 participants in 2 patient groups

modified partograph

Active Comparator group

Description:

routine modified partograph

Treatment:

Procedure: modified partograph

paperless partograph

Active Comparator group

Description:

paperless partograph with no graph paper

Treatment:

Procedure: paperless partograph