NCT07053930

Comparison of the Mean Duration of 3rd Stage of Labour Between Intraumbilical and Intravenous Oxytocin

To Compare the Mean Duration of Third Stage of Labour Between Intraumbilical and Intravenous Oxytocin.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: RESnTEC, Institute of Research · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

There is always a debate for choosing the best method for management of the third stage of labour (TSL) in the general practice for reducing the duration of TSL. Although intravenous oxytocin is more extensively used in general practice for managing TSL than intraumbilical, it still needs to be properly investigated among local populations and in local settings.

Detailed description

The findings of this study could identify the better route of oxytocin injection that could guide clinicians and health providers to opt for the better route in their routine practice for the management of TSL in order to reduce the morbidity and mortality of the patients, especially for developing countries like Pakistan, where most of the deliveries are conducted at peripheral or rural centers by a nurse, midwife, or a trained dai.

Conditions

• Labor

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Intraumbilical oxytocin	Patients were given 10 U of intraumbilical oxytocin, diluted in 10 mL of normal saline.
DRUG	Intravenous oxytocin	Patients received 20 U of intravenous oxytocin diluted in 500 mL of normal saline.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-10-01
• Primary completion: 2025-03-31
• Completion: 2025-03-31
• First posted: 2025-07-08
• Last updated: 2025-07-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan