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A STUDY FOR COMPARING THE EFFECT OF MIFEPRISTONE WITH MISOPROSTOL FOR INDUCTION OF LABOR

A PROSPECTIVE DOUBLE BLIND RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL COMPARING THE EFFECT OF MIFEPRISTONE WITH MISOPROSTOL FOR INDUCTION OF LABOR

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2013/11/004151
Enrollment
100
Registered
2013-11-19
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- pregnant women for induction of labor

Interventions

Intervention1: mifepristone 400 mg: Women randomized to this group will receive 400 mg of mifepristone and will be assessed after 24 and 48 hours for Bishop Score or spontaneous onset of labor. If at

Sponsors

Govt of HP
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Women admitted with indications for induction of labor from gestation 37 to 42 weeks. 2. Induction can be postponed for 48 hours. 3. Bishop score 4. Singleton pregnancy. 5. Vertex presentation. 6. Maternal age > 18 years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Bishop score > 6. 2. Contraindications to vaginal delivery. 3. Oligohydramnios, IUGR. 4. Any previous cesarean section or uterine surgery. 5. Gravida >= 4. 6. Multiple pregnancies. 7. Severe pre eclampsia. 9. Renal failure, adrenal insufficiency, liver failure. 10. Patient on corticosteroid treatment. 11. Blood clotting disease or on anticoagulant therapy. 12. Intrauterine fetal death. 13. Any history suggestive of drug allergy. 14. Abruptio placentae 15. Non-reassuring fetal heart rate status.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of women entering labor after use of mifepristone alone after 24 & 48 hoursTimepoint: time from induction of labor to delivery

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
â?¢ Proportion of women vaginally delivered in each group â?¢ Proportion of women with cesarean section in each group â?¢ Proportion of women with failed induction in either group â?¢ Duration of labor in women in each group â?¢ Need and amount of oxytocin required in each group â?¢ Neonatal outcomes including ; ï?? Apgar score (1 min & 5 min) ï?? Need of phototherapy (if required; duration) ï?? Intensive care admission (if required) â?? Timepoint: time from induction of labor to delivery

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactChanderdeep Sharma

Dr RPGMC Kangra at Tanda (HP)

sureshsverma@gmail.com9418080404

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026