Trial of Cervical Ripening and Labor Induction Using Misoprostol With or Without Intravaginal Isosorbide Mononitrate

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of the addition of intravaginal isosorbide mononitrate to an established protocol of oral misoprostol for cervical ripening and labor induction...

Date First Received: September 7, 2006

Last Updated: June 17, 2009

Verified by: Stanford University, June 2009

Clinical Trial Phase: N/A | Start Date: September 2006

Overall Status: Active, not recruiting

Estimated Enrollment: 156

Brief Summary

Official Title: “Randomized Clinical Trial of Cervical Ripening and Labor Induction Using Stepwise Oral Misoprostol With or Without Intravaginal Isosorbide Mononitrate”

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The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of the addition of intravaginal isosorbide mononitrate to an established protocol of oral misoprostol for cervical ripening and labor induction.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Single Group Assignment

Study Primary Completion Date: December 2007

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

  • Drug: isosorbide mononitrate

Outcome Measures for this Clinical Trial

Primary Measures

  • Time to vaginal delivery

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria::

  • Pregnant women
  • 18 years of age or greater
  • Singleton pregnancy between 32-42 weeks gestation requiring labor induction
  • Membranes must be intact
  • Exclusion Criteria:- Ruptured membranes
  • Gestational age less than 32 weeks
  • Non-reassuring fetal heart rate tracing

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Female

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 18 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: No

Clinical Trial Sponsor Information

Lead Sponsor: Stanford University

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

Yasser Yehia El-Sayed Principal Investigator Stanford University  

Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 02, 2009

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00374621

Study ID Number: 97274

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00374621

Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

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