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Oral carbohydrate intake on labor progress

A Randomized Controlled Trial to Compare the Effect of Oral Carbohydrate Intake or Fasting in Low-risk Women during Labor Progress

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201105155805N2
Enrollment
187
Registered
2011-05-31
Start date
2008-03-04
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

Delivery. Single spontaneous delivery

Interventions

Intervention 1: The women were randomly assigned to two groups. Women generally were unaware of each other groups. Women in the carbohydrate group were advised to consume three medium dates with 110 m
or three dates with 110 ml light tea without sugar
or 110 ml orange juice drink based on their preferences. The protocol is only run once but women ate and drank gradually before second stage of labor. Intervention 2: Women assigned to the control gro
Treatment - Drugs
Women assigned to the control group were asked to consume just water as routine practice..
The women were randomly assigned to two groups. Women generally were unaware of each other groups. Women in the carbohydrate group were advised to consume three medium dates with 110 ml water
or 110 ml orange juice drink based on their preferences. The protocol is only run once but women ate and drank gradually before second stage of labor.

Sponsors

Medical Sciences Vice Chancellor for Reasearch, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
19 Years to 33 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria: Inclusion criteria were low-risk women; singleton cephalic presentation; and cervical dilatation 3-4 cm. Exclusion criteria were cesarean section; fast labor; and fetal compromise

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Duration of active phase of labor. Timepoint: From dilatation 3-4 Cm to the complete dilatation. Method of measurement: Every 5 minutes.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Frequency and volume of vomiting. Timepoint: Every 5 minutes. Method of measurement: By mesaurment glass based on miiliter and recheck with syringe 10 ml.;Neonate heart rates. Timepoint: First and second stage of labor. Method of measurement: By External electronic fetal heart monitoring.;Apgar scores. Timepoint: One minute and five minutes after birth. Method of measurement: Standard method based on minute.;Birth weight. Timepoint: After Birth. Method of measurement: The Neonate Scale was tested for accuracy with 100 gram weight.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactParvaneh Yavari

Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery,Tehran University of Medical Sciences

pyavari@sina.tums.ac.ir; parvanyavari@yahoo.com (prefered)+98 21 6692 7171

Outcome results

None listed

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