Oxygen for fetal distress: helpful or just hot air?
NCT ID NCT05681624
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study looks at whether giving mothers extra oxygen during labor when the baby's heart rate is concerning actually improves baby health. About 2,100 women with full-term, single-baby pregnancies will be randomly assigned to receive either oxygen or regular room air. The goal is to see if oxygen reduces serious newborn complications like breathing problems, seizures, or death.
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Study facts
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- 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 2,252 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Singleton gestation * Gestational age\>=37 weeks * Spontaneous labor or induction of labor * English or spanish speaking * Planned continuous fetal monitoring Exclusion Criteria: * Preterm gestation * Major fetal anomaly * Multiple gestation * Category III fetal monitoring at time of admission * Maternal hypoxia \<95% * Planned or scheduled cesarean delivery Excluded from randomization if receiving nitrous oxide for analgesia at time of randomization.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Barnes Jewish Hospital
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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