Labor drug pause may protect newborns
NCT ID NCT03991091
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether turning off the labor drug oxytocin once a woman reaches 6 cm dilation (active labor) could lower the chance of newborn complications. Over 2,400 women with a single, full-term baby in head-down position took part. The goal was to see if this simple change in drug timing could improve newborn health outcomes like breathing, blood acidity, and need for intensive care.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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2,459 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2020
- Finished
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Apr 2022
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * With a term (≥37 WG) pregnancy * Singleton pregnancy * Fetus in cephalic presentation * Women receiving oxytocin during the latent phase of the 1st stage of labor, before 4 cm of cervical dilatation, including women with an induction of labor using cervical ripening or oxytocin * Speaking and reading French language * Affiliated to social security * Who have signed the consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Women with a scarred uterus * Fetus with a congenital anomaly * Fetal growth retardation \<3rd percentile * Having an abnormal fetal heart rate at randomization * Maternal age \< 18 years * Participating in another trial involving medication
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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hospital Cochin; port royal Maternity unit
Paris, 75014, France
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