EFFECT OF CASTOR OIL ON PRE-INDUCTION CERVICAL RIPENING OF TERM PREGNANCIES

Effect Of Castor Oil With Vaginal Misoprostol Versus Vaginal Misoprostol Alone On Pre-Induction Cervical Ripening Of Term Pregnancies In Enugu, Nigeria: A Randomised Controlled Trial.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202409731074866

Enrollment

177

Registered

2024-09-23

Start date

2023-12-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Pregnancy and Childbirth

Interventions

MISOCASTOR

MISOPROSTOL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Consenting singleton pregnant women at term Those with unfavourable cervix booked for induction of labour at the study centers.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of previous uterine scar (C-section or myomectomy) Refusal of consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome measure is the median induction delivery interval between term pregnant women that received a combination of vaginal misoprostol 25 µg and oral castor oil 60 ml versus vaginal misoprostol 25 µg alone at the tertiary hospitals in Enugu, Nigeria	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of cervical ripening in tertiary hospitals in Enugu, Incidence of failed induction between the two groups, Compare adverse maternal/neonatal complications between the 2 groups	—

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactProf. Euzebus .C. Ezugwu

Chairman health research ethis committee

euzebus.ezugwu@unn.edu.ng+23408037020295

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026