Effect of Digital Cervical Stretching on the Duration of the Active Phase of Labour among Parturients in Enugu, Nigeria: A randomised controlled trial (RCT)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202605655815222

Enrollment

250

Registered

2026-05-11

Start date

2023-09-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Pregnancy and Childbirth

Interventions

Digital cervical stretching or stretching of the cervix during the active phase of labour

standard labour care without cervical stretching

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Parturients at term (=37 weeks) who present in labour 2. Parturients with cervical dilatation between 4 to 7 cm and with ruptured membranes 3. Parturients with a singleton fetus in cephalic presentation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Parturients with a history of cervical surgery, cervical incompetence or stenosis 2. Prolonged rupture of membranes in the index pregnancy 3. Preterm labour 4. Multiple gestation 5. Antepartum haemorrhage 6. Fetal congenital anomalies 7. Intrauterine fetal demise.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The mean duration of active phase labour in minutes for both the intervention and control groups respectively	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Mode of delivery, cervical laceration, mean birth weight, mean Apgar score at 5 minutes, need for newborn resuscitation or admission into the neonatal intensive care unit, and level of maternal satisfaction among the intervention and control groups.	—

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactIfeoma Njoku

Lead Investigator

aifeelyn@gmail.com+2347016021709

Outcome results

None listed

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