Labor Induction and Pain Relief With Paracetamol Versus Placebo

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

Single-blind study conducted on 2 randomly selected groups of pregnant women carrying a single fetus (from week 37 onward). One group will receive paracetamol 1 gr I.V. prior to insertion of balloon catheter and the control group will receive 100 ml sodium chloride 0.9% I.V prior to insertion of balloon catheter. An assessment of pain management will be conducted using various assessment tools. additionally, mode of delivery and time from catheter insertion to delivery will be assessed.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Western Galilee Hospital-Nahariya
• Treatments: Acetaminophen

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Women from 18-44 yrs of age 37 weeks pregnant and onward singleton pregnancy induction of labor using a balloon catheter

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Sensitivity to paracetamol.

2. Past Cesarean section

3. Multiple pregnancy