NCT00315913

Trial of Oxytocin Alone Versus Oxytocin and Propranolol for the Treatment of Abnormal Labor

Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial of Oxytocin Alone Versus Oxytocin and Propranolol for the Treatment of Dysfunctional Labor

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of California, Irvine · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether propranolol is better than oxytocin for the treatment of labor abnormalities. The endpoint is the rate of vaginal delivery experienced by women receiving prolonged oxytocin versus propranolol.

Detailed description

This trial was designed to test if propranolo can reduce the c section rate for dysfuctional labor. Due to stringent inclution and exclusion criteria and low enrollment the study was closed.

Conditions

• Dysfunctional Labor

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Propranolol	IV Propranolol 1mg/min for a total of 2 minutes. Total dose 2mg
OTHER	IV Placebo	IV Saline Solution

Timeline

• Start date: 2004-01-01
• Primary completion: 2008-03-01
• Completion: 2008-03-01
• First posted: 2006-04-19
• Last updated: 2019-02-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States