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Register: ANZCTR
Last refreshed on: 13 January 2020
Main ID:  ACTRN12606000156583
Date of registration: 03/06/2001
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: The Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The University of Adelaide
Public title: Oral misoprostal for the induction of labour at term
Scientific title: Oral misoprostol versus vaginal prostaglandin E2 for the induction of labour at term (beyond 37 weeks gestation).
Date of first enrolment: 30/03/2001
Target sample size: 738
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://anzctr.org.au/ACTRN12606000156583.aspx
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Purpose: Treatment; Allocation: Randomised controlled trial; Masking: Blinded (masking used);Assignment: Parallel;Type of endpoint: Efficacy;  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Australia
Contacts
Name: Dr Jodie Dodd   
Address:  Discipline of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The University of Adelaide Women's & Children's Hospital 72 King William Road, North Adelaide SA 5019 Australia
Telephone: +61 8 81617619
Email: jodie.dodd@adelaide.edu.au
Affiliation: 
Name: Jacki Smith   
Address:  The Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology The University of Adelaide Women's and Children's Hospital (WCH) 72 King William Road North Adelaide SA 5019 Australia
Telephone: +61 8 81617619
Email: jacki.smith@adelaide.edu.au
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Singleton pregnancy, at a gestational age of 37 weeks or more, planned induction of labour for defined obstetric and medical conditions - prolonged pregnancy, pre-eclampsia, hypertensive disoreders, antepartum haemorrhage (ecluding placenta praevia), oligohydramnios, IUGR, or abnormal glucose tolerance.
Exclusion criteria: Induction planned for non-defined conditions, active labour o, or a favourable cervix, contraindication to vaginal birth, previous uterine surgery, ruptured membranes, parity 5 or more, history of asthma, glaucoma or heart disease, suspected cephalo-pelvic disproportion, abnormal lie, breech presentation, fetal distress/non-reassuring fetal heart trace, multiple pregnancy, intrauterine infection, vasa praevia, placenta praevia, active herpes infection, maternal illness precluding induction of labour, and maternal renal or hepatic failure.

Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: Not stated
Gender: Females
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Pregnancy at a gestational age of 37 weeks or more.;
Pregnancy at a gestational age of 37 weeks or more.
Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Childbirth and postnatal care
Intervention(s)
Misoprostol group: oral misoprostol in solution (1mg/ml) 20 mls repeated two hourly to a maxmimum of 12 doses plus placebo vaginal gel treatment. Vaginal prostaglandin group: oral placebo (25mg pyradoxive) following dosing regimen described above plus prostaglandin vaginal gel
Primary Outcome(s)
Uterine hyperstimulation with fetal heart rate abnormality[Assessed during induction and labour]
Caesarean section[Assessed during induction and labour]
Women undelivered after 24 hours[Assessed during induction and labour]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Length of stay (neonatal).[]
Maternal and neonatal morbidity[Measured up to six weeks postpartum.]
Admission to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).[]
Secondary ID(s)
Perinatal Trials Registry: PTR361
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Women's and Children's Hospital Research Foundation Project Grant
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Not approved
Approval date:
Contact:
Women's and Children's Hospital
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
URL:
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