Paperless Partograph for Management of Low Risk Labor

A Randomized Clinical Trial of Paperless Versus Modified World Health Organization Partograph in Management of First Stage of Labour

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02714270

Enrollment

370

Registered

2016-03-21

Start date

2016-12-31

Completion date

2018-06-30

Last updated

2018-08-02

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Conditions

Normal Labor

Brief summary

Paperless partograph is a technique used for monitoring the progress of labor before delivery, and arriving at the accurate time to intervene for ensuring a safe delivery. The study will be carried out to find out the effectiveness of paperless partograph in management of labor and its effect on maternal and neonatal outcomes

Interventions

PROCEDUREmodified partograph

PROCEDUREpaperless partograph

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 40 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age: 18 to 40 years 2. Gestational age 38-42 weeks 3. Singleton pregnancy 4. Vertex presentation 5. Women who will accept to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

1. Malpresentation 2. Induced labour 3. Multiple pregnancy 4. Medical diseases with pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Duration of active phase of labor	12 hours	calculated in hours between cervical dilatation more than 3 cm till fully dilated

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

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