Phloroglucinol Effectiveness on Shortening the Duration of Active Phase of Labor

Muhammad Aamir Latif134 enrolled

Overview

This study was planned to fill the gaps regarding the effectiveness of phloroglucinol on the duration of active phase of labor.

In today's era, the focus has shifted from a "wait and watch" policy to "active intervention sooner than later" to enhance better labor outcomes. Using an ideal antispasmodic drug would help achieve a rapid and prolonged effect on cervical dilation, with no adverse impact on uterine contractions or causing uterine inertia. If the current study finds phloroglucinol effective in shortening the duration of the active phase of labor, it would help achieve better patient outcomes.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

134

Conditions

Labor

Interventions

PhloroglucinolDRUG

Phloroglucinol was administered as intravenous stat infusion with Ringer Lactate infusion.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 35 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women aged between 18-35 years * Period of gestation above 37 weeks. Exclusion Criteria: * Women with cephalopelvic disproportion * Double scare uterus * Fetal distress * Life threatening bleeding * Eclampsia * History of heart disease * Known allergy to phloroglucinol

Locations (1)

Combined Military Hospital

Attock, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Duration of labor

The duration of labor was measured from the time of diagnosis of labor until full dilatation of cervix.

Time frame: 4 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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