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Effect of oral carbohydrate drink on rate of cesarean delivery in parturients with epidural labor analgesia

Effect of oral carbohydrate drink on rate of cesarean delivery in parturients with epidural labor analgesia: a multicenter randomized trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR-IOR-17011994
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2017-07-14
Start date
2017-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-01-24

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

Conditions

rate of cesarean delivery

Interventions

clear fast:After initiating epidural labor analgesia, parturients in the carbohydrate drink group were provided with an oral carbohydrate-rich solution (Outfast: 285 mOsm/kg, 14.2% carbohydrate, 0.58
Yichang Humanwell Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd, Hubei, China) and were advised to drink as will during labor.
clear liquids:After initiating epidural labor analgesia, Parturients in the clear liquid drink group were advised to intake commercial sports drinks as will (Pocarisweat: 0.26 kcal/ml, Otsuka Pharmace
Gatorade, 0.24 kcal/ml, PepsiCo, Chicago, IL, USA
or Mizone: 0.21 kcal/ml, Danone, Guangzhou, Guangdong.

Sponsors

Anesthesiology Department of Peking University First Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Primipara with a single cephalic pregnancy beyond 37 weeks. 2.To the delivery ward for vaginal birth and requested epidural labor analgesia. 3.Sign informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Aged 34 years. 2.Comorbid diabetes mellitus or gestational diabetes mellitus. 3.Suspected fetal abnormalities by prenatal ultrasonography. 4.Presence of contraindications to epidural analgesia (including history of infectious disease of the central nervous system, history of spinal or intraspinal disease, systemic infection, skin or soft tissue infection at the site of puncture, and coagulopathy). 5.Other conditions that were considered unsuitable for study participation.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The rate of cesarean delivery.;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Duration of labor.;Rate of forceps delivery;The NRS score of hunger/thirst;Maternal blood glucose after giving birth;1- and 5-minute Apgar scores;The umbilical artery pH value;Neonatal blood glucose after birth;The rate of neonatal ward admission.;

Countries

china

Contacts

Public ContactQu Yuan

Anesthesiology Department of Peking University First Hospital

quyuanbj@hotmail.com+86 10 83573218

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 18, 2026