Effectiveness of Evening Primrose Oil for Induction of Labor
Study Overview
Status
Status
Conditions
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Study Type
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Enrollment
Phase
Phase
- Early Phase 1
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
Study Contact
- Name: sayed mohamed, resident
- Phone Number: 01093622038
- Email: sayedmohmed19@yahoo.com
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Abdelrhaman abdelkader, DR
- Phone Number: 01094628728
- Email: Abdelrhamam.abdelkader@med.aun.edu.eg
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
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
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Number of Arms
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / ArmParticipant Group / Arm |
Intervention / TreatmentIntervention / Treatment |
|---|---|
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Active Comparator: Evening primrose oil + misoprostol
combination of both drugs for induction of labor adminstrated vaginally.
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Evening primrose oil 1000mg vaginally plus misoprostal for induction of labor
|
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Other: misoprostol only
misoprostol alone for induction of labor adminstrated vaginally.
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Evening primrose oil 1000mg vaginally plus misoprostal for induction of labor
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
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The interval between induction of labor and delivery
Time Frame: induction of labor may take more than 24 hours
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comparing between the interval between induction of labor and delivery in two groups one is using evening primrose oil + misoprostol and the other using misoprostol only.
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induction of labor may take more than 24 hours
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Sponsor
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Hemmatzadeh S, Mohammad Alizadeh Charandabi S, Veisy A, Mirghafourvand M. Evening primrose oil for cervical ripening in term pregnancies: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Complement Integr Med. 2021 Jul 14;20(2):328-337. doi: 10.1515/jcim-2020-0314. eCollection 2023 Jun 1.
- Moradi M, Niazi A, Heydarian Miri H, Lopez V. The effect of evening primrose oil on labor induction and cervical ripening: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Phytother Res. 2021 Oct;35(10):5374-5383. doi: 10.1002/ptr.7147. Epub 2021 Apr 29.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Estimated)
Study Start
Primary Completion (Estimated)
Primary Completion
Study Completion (Estimated)
Study Completion
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
First Posted
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Posted
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Physiological Effects of Drugs
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
- Peripheral Nervous System Agents
- Analgesics
- Sensory System Agents
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
- Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Antirheumatic Agents
- Antimetabolites
- Dermatologic Agents
- Hypolipidemic Agents
- Lipid Regulating Agents
- Evening primrose oil
Other Study ID Numbers
Other Study ID Numbers
- primrose oil in labor
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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