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Better oxygen checks for babies in the womb?
NCT ID NCT07296419
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new device that measures oxygen levels in babies during labor using a sensor placed inside the vagina. The goal is to improve how doctors detect if a baby is not getting enough oxygen. Fifteen women in labor will be enrolled to help develop the device's software.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Fetal pulse oximeter device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a better way to monitor fetal oxygen during labor, helping doctors detect distress earlier.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage study focused on algorithm development, not on proving health benefits. The device may not improve outcomes or could cause minor skin irritation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 15 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Willing and capable of providing informed consent. 2. Age \> 18 years. 3. Gestational age \> 36 weeks. 4. Singleton pregnancy. 5. Vertex presentation, 6. In latent or active labor, 7. Category I or II tracings, 8. Epidural anesthesia, and 9. Ruptured amniotic sac with cervical dilation of \>2 cm and a station of -2 or lower. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Age \< 18 years. 2. Gestational age \< 36 weeks 3. Multiple gestation 4. Nonvertex fetal presentation 5. Suspected vasa previa 6. Category III CTG tracing 7. Fetal anomalies and/or chromosomal disorders 8. Chorioamnionitis 9. Placenta previa 10. HIV, genital Herpes, or other infection precluding transvaginal monitoring 11. Unable to provide informed consent (e.g., cognitively impaired) 12. Low anterior placenta, or 13. Any condition (temporary or permanent) in which the investigator deems the patient unsuitable for the study procedures.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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LSU Health Science Center-Shreveport
RECRUITINGShreveport, Louisiana, 71101, United States
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