NCT03276741

Oral Intake During Labor

Unrestricted Low Fat, Low Residue Oral Intake During Labor: A Randomized Controlled Study

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 126 (actual)
• Sponsor: David Grant U.S. Air Force Medical Center · Federal
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

A randomized clinical trial (RCT) to evaluate the impact of unrestricted low fat, low residue oral intake during labor on maternal and neonatal outcomes as well as maternal satisfaction.

Detailed description

This study is a quantitative, randomized experimental design study to determine the impact of unrestricted low fat, low residue oral intake during labor on the indicated outcome variables and patient satisfaction. The comparison group will continue standard care of being allowed a clear liquid during active labor (≥6cm dilation), while the experimental group would be allowed to self-regulate oral intake with a low fat, low residue diet during active labor.

Conditions

• Labor Complication
• Food Aspiration
• Complication of Anesthesia
• Satisfaction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	gastric soft/bland diet	Patients in the experimental group will have a gastric soft/bland diet available.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-09-29
• Primary completion: 2020-01-11
• Completion: 2020-01-11
• First posted: 2017-09-08
• Last updated: 2020-04-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States