Comparing two methods for inducing labor in first-time mothers
Treatments studied
Part of Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This trial compares two approaches to start labor: a medicine called misoprostol used alone versus using it together with a small balloon placed in the cervix. The goal is to see which method is more effective for first-time mothers who need to have their labor started.
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Who can take part
- You are between 20 and 45 years old when you give birth
- You are pregnant with one baby
- This is your first baby
- Your baby is positioned head-down
- Your cervix has a Bishop score of 5 or less (meaning it is not yet ready for labor)
- You have no history of stillbirth
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Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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