Intrapartum intrauterine resuscitation: Does maternal oxygen administration influence the status of the newborn baby?

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12609001070224

Enrollment

360

Registered

2009-12-14

Start date

2007-03-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Does maternal oxygen administration, in suspected fetal compromise, influence the status of the newborn baby? All patients received all the components of intrauterine resuscitation, except oxygen. Patients were then randomised to the receive oxygen or no oxygen. Currently there are no randomised trials to test this question

Interventions

Patients randomised for oxygen by 40% face mask at 10 litres/minute till delivery of the baby (from the time when fetal compromise was diagnosed). 40% Oxygen is double the consentration we breathe (21%)

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

32 Weeks to 42 Weeks

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Fetal compromise Gestation more than 32 weeks Vertex presentation Maternal age more than 18 years

Exclusion criteria

Gestation less than 32 weeks Multiple pregnancies Non-vertex presentation Maternal age less than 18 years

Outcome results