Adjuvant Oxytocin for Preinduction Ripening With a Foley catheter--a Clinical Trial
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2005-10-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The transcervical Foley catheter (TFC) is a proven and effective mode of cervical ripening.
It is common practice to use TFC with simultaneous low-dose oxytocin under the assumption
that the combination results in a more successful labor induction. Scientific validation of
this practice is lacking. We seek to determine if the addition of oxytocin to TFC improves
induction success.