Conditions: Induction of Labor
Keywords: induction of labor pitocin foley bulb
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 121
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
The purpose of this research study is to compare induction of labor using a foley catheter bulb with a low dose of oxytocin versus a foley catheter bulb with an increasing dose of oxytocin. A foley catheter bulb with or without oxytocin is a common method of labor induction in patients whose cervix is not significantly dilated or thinned out (effaced). Oxytocin (pitocin) is a medicine used to increase the number and strength of the womb's contractions.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: Subjects in this arm will receive a standard infusion protocol of pitocin starting at 1 milliunit/minute (mius/min) and increasing 2 milliunits per minute every 30 minutes. arm 2: Subjects in this arm will receive a fixed low dose pitocin infusion protocol of 2 mius/min.

Interventions: intervention 1: pitocin
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: None

Protocol document: