Labor induction study pulled before it began
NCT ID NCT00545194
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aimed to compare a removable vaginal insert containing prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) versus a PGE2 gel for preparing the cervix and starting labor in women with a full-term, single baby in head-down position. The trial was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no results are available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- prostaglandin E2
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Started
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Jan 2002
- Finished
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Oct 2004
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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 to 45 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * singleton pregnancy * cephalic presentation * gestation of more than 37 Weeks confirmed by ultrasound * Bishop score less than 7 * Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * previous cesarean section (scarred uterus) * polyhydramnios * multiple pregnancy * fetal malformation
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As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Olympe de Gouges Women Health Centre, Bretonneau University Hospital
Tours, 37044, France
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