Nutrition as a Determinant of Labor Outcome

Nutrition as Determinant of Labor Outcome

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00367549

Enrollment

200

Registered

2006-08-23

Start date

2006-09-30

Completion date

2009-12-31

Last updated

2011-07-06

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Conditions

Labor, Obstetric

Keywords

Labor, instrumental delivery, nutrition, epidural anesthesia, oxytocin

Brief summary

This is a randomized, double-blind trial looking at how nutrition intake is associated with labor progress and complications.

Detailed description

Insufficient intake of energy during labor may result in poor labor progress. The study investigates the effect of an energy supplement during labor.

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTEnergy-containing soft drink

Commercial energy/sports drink

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Women at gestational age \> 36 weeks, parity 0

Exclusion criteria

* Gestational age \< 36 weeks * Signs of fetal pathology: * Different or abnormal (pathological) CTG test performed just before start of the test * Abnormal Doppler registrations (PI in the arteria umbilicae \> 2SD for the gestational age) * Established notch in the arteria uterinae or notch bilaterally or PI \> 2SD \> 24 weeks * Diverging in the weight of the fetus \> - 22% or diverging in the growth of the fetus - 10% or more, and established structural pathology in the fetus, oligohydramnion (amniotic fluid index \< 6) * Maternal diseases and pregnancy complications * diabetes in pregnancy * high blood pressure * cardiovascular diseases * rheumatic disease * epilepsia * lung disease, etc. CTG test: cardiotocographic test (a measure of fetal activity) PI: pulsatory index (velocity pattern) SD: standard deviation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The course of the labor by women (parity 0) at gestational age > 36 weeks, including: total labor time	At time of birth

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Length of stage 1 (cervical opening < 10 cm) and stage 2 (pushing time)	—
Use of epidural anesthetics	—
Use of contraction-stimulating drugs	—
Instrumental delivery	—

Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026