To assess the effect of vaginal estradiol pretreatment before vaginal misoprostol on labor induction.
A prospective double blind randomized clinical trial. Conducted at Ain Shams University Maternity Hospital. Patients fulfilling inclusion and exclusion criteria will be divided into two groups. Group (A): 100 patient will receive single dose vaginal estradiol 50mcg tablet (Ethinyl Estradiol manufactured by KAHIRA Pharmaceutical company) and vaginal misoprostol 25mcg tablet (Vagiprost manufactured by ADWIA Pharmaceutical company), misoprostol alone will repeated every 6hours up to five doses. Group (B): 100 patients will receive placebo vaginally and misoprostol 25 mcg which will be repeated every 6 hours up to five doses. Primary Outcome * Measure the time to cervical ripening. Secondary Outcome * Measure the time to active labor. * Number of misoprostol doses. * Induction delivery time. * Time to achieve vaginal delivery. * Fetal outcome (Apgar score).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
200
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt
Time to cervical ripening.
Time frame: 24 hours
Time to active labor
Time frame: 30 hours
Number of misoprostol doses
Time frame: 24 hours
Induction delivery time
Time frame: 48 hours
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