Dystocia clinical trials
The registry lists 55 studies for Dystocia across more than 10 countries. 12 are recruiting or about to start. 47 of them are mainly about Dystocia (how this is decided). Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-26. Counting its narrower condition Uterine Inertia too: 92 studies, 19 open.
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Who runs them
Assiut University (3) · Karolinska Institutet (3) · Christiana Care Health Services (3) · Wake Forest University Health Sciences (2) · Ostfold Hospital Trust (2) · Tampere University Hospital (1) · Göteborg University (1) · Busitema University (1)
What is being tested here
Drugs under test in Dystocia studies, those with the most open studies first. Medicines only given beside them are not counted. How drugs are counted
Coming up
Studies recruiting or running, from their records. “Main data collection” ends at the primary completion date, the sponsor’s own estimate, which often moves.
All 4, phase 3 first
- Mar 2027Anticholinergics for Cervical Edema in Labor · Phase 3 · The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- Dec 2026Effects of Systematic Cervical Exam Training on Labor and Delivery Care · Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Dec 2026Calcium Carbonate on Labor Induction · Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Dec 2026The Norwegian World Health Organisation Labour Care Guide Trial (NORWEL) · Ostfold Hospital Trust
Who these studies take
Of the 10 Dystocia studies recruiting now, 6 (60%) set no upper age limit and 4 (40%) stop at 75 or younger. 2 (20%) take children under 18. 9 (90%) are for women only and 0 (0%) for men only; 5 (50%) take healthy volunteers.
| Age | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 (10%) | 1 (10%) |
| 18 | 9 (90%) | 1 (10%) |
| 30 | 10 (100%) | 1 (10%) |
| 40 | 9 (90%) | 1 (10%) |
| 50 | 8 (80%) | 1 (10%) |
| 65 | 6 (60%) | 1 (10%) |
| 75 | 6 (60%) | 1 (10%) |
| 85 | 6 (60%) | 1 (10%) |
Across all 55 studies, recruiting or not: 49% stop at 75 or younger and 47% at 65; 20% take children; 95% are for women only and 0% for men only; 51% take healthy volunteers. From each study’s registry entry; the criteria on its page decide.
How long Dystocia studies take
Of 18 interventional studies with no phase under Dystocia, half reached primary completion within 23 months of starting, counting those still running.
| Start to primary completion | Every sponsor | Industry | Non-industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventional, no phase | 23 mo18–40 · 18 studies | — | — |
Each figure is the month by which half the studies had reached primary completion, with the range in which the middle half did. Studies still running count until their last registry update; studies that stopped early are left out. Phase 1 includes early phase 1; observational means prospective or not stated, as retrospective and cross-sectional studies date a window of data rather than a study. How these figures are worked out
Studies
Recruiting first, then most recently updated. Showing 50 of 55. Browse all 55 → or search them.
- Oral Sodium Bicarbonate for the Prevention of Labour DystociaNot yet recruitingNCT06249061Not applicable
- Maternal Maneuvers During Prolonged LaborRecruitingNCT06636149Not applicable1 country
- Effects of Systematic Cervical Exam Training on Labor and Delivery CareRecruitingNCT04421768Not applicable1 country
- Anticholinergics for Cervical Edema in LaborRecruitingNCT06702670Phase 2/31 country
- Efficacy of Bicarbonate on the Risk of Assisted Delivery in Nulliparous Women With Prolonged LabourNot yet recruitingNCT07321379Not applicable1 country
- Calcium Carbonate to Augment Labor ContractionsRecruitingNCT06580782Phase 41 country
- Early Diagnosis and Intervention for Fetal Malposition in Active Labor and Its Impact on Mode of DeliveryRecruitingNCT05881629Not applicable1 country
- The Norwegian World Health Organisation Labour Care Guide Trial (NORWEL)RecruitingNCT05791630Not applicable1 country
- Delivery Outcomes by AIDA (Artificial Intelligence Dystocia Algorithm) AnalysisRecruitingNCT066641121 country
- Oxytocin Rest to Reduce Cesarean DeliveryRecruitingNCT06268431Not applicable1 country
- Comparison Between Propess and Cook Double-balloon Catheter for Cervical PrimingRecruitingNCT06438081Phase 41 country
- Fertility and Pregnancy After Surgery IBD AuditRecruitingNCT046639711 country
- Calcium Carbonate on Labor InductionActive, not recruitingNCT06352775Not applicable1 country
- Effect of Virtual Reality for Pain Management During Intracervical Balloon Placement for Artificial Childbirth InductionCompletedNCT05155826Not applicable1 country
- Biomarkers of Uterine Muscle PhysiologyCompletedNCT042517021 country
- Use of Preoperative Sodium Bicarbonate Among Women With Obstructed LaborCompletedNCT06579690Phase 31 country
- Serum-Protein-Based Indices for the Progression of Fracture Healing and NonunionCompletedNCT051434761 country
- Cooling the Uterus in C-section After Dysfunctional LaborTerminatedNCT02910115Not applicable
- The REDUCED Trial: REDucing the Utilization of CEsarean Sections for DystociaCompletedNCT02874443Not applicable1 country
- LXRs, Cholesterol Metabolism and Uterine DystociaTerminatedNCT011071581 country
- Oral Calcium Supplementation in LaborCompletedNCT07056062Phase 2/31 country
- Oxytocin Receptor Expression in PregnancyActive, not recruitingNCT039077351 country
- Maternal Position's Effect on Labor Progression in Occiput Posterior DeliveriesCompletedNCT06928038Not applicable
- The Effect of Feng Shui Delivery Room Design on Maternal and Infant HealthCompletedNCT05468658Not applicable1 country
- Clinical Application of Intrapartum UltrasoundCompletedNCT06442735Not applicable1 country
- The Labour Progression Study, a Cluster Randomised Trial on Labour Progression for First Time MothersActive, not recruitingNCT02221427Not applicable1 country
- Lateral Episiotomy or Not in Vacuum Assisted Delivery in Non-parous WomenActive, not recruitingNCT02643108Not applicable1 country
- Perineal Massage Performed During the LabourCompletedNCT05962918Not applicable1 country
- Intrapartum Translabial Ultrasonography ReliabilityStatus unknownNCT048444371 country
- Biofeedback for Second Stage of LaborCompletedNCT04210908Not applicable1 country
- Propranolol for Protracted LaborCompletedNCT04741698Phase 11 country
- Labor Scale Versus WHO Partograph for Management of Labor (ScaLP)Status unknownNCT05341076Not applicable1 country
- The Study of Giving Birth, a Study About Treatment of Labor DystociaCompletedNCT04649593Not applicable1 country
- Comparison of Low-dose and High-dose Oxytocin Regimens for Labor AugmentationCompletedNCT02487797Phase 41 country
- A Comparative Study of the Effect of Two Partographs on the Cesarean Section Rate in Women in Spontaneous LabourTerminatedNCT02741141Not applicable1 country
- Acceptability Assessment of an Optimized Birthing PositionCompletedNCT04056793Not applicable1 country
- Mouth Guard Use in the Second Stage of LaborCompletedNCT03520530Not applicable1 country
- Push With Lower Uterine Segment SupportStatus unknownNCT02934516Not applicable
- Reliability of Simple Sonographic Findings Acquired With Hand-held Apparatuses to Inform Obstetric DiagnosisCompletedNCT038563071 country
- High Dose Versus Low Dose Oxytocin for Augmentation of Delayed LabourCompletedNCT01587625Not applicable1 country
- Trial of Oxytocin Alone Versus Oxytocin and Propranolol for the Treatment of Abnormal LaborWithdrawnNCT00315913Phase 21 country
- Implementation of AFL Monitoring in Clinical UseStatus unknownNCT03650972Not applicable
- Enhanced vs. Routine Clear Liquid Intake in LaborCompletedNCT02524002Not applicable1 country
- Internal Versus External Tocodynamometry and Labor OutcomeCompletedNCT02941393Not applicable1 country
- Transvaginal Sonographic Measurement of Cervical Length Versus Bishop Score in Induction of Labour for Prediction of Caesarean Delivery.CompletedNCT034308041 country
- Cervical Length and Bishop Score in Preinduction Cervical Assessment Prior to Induction of LaborCompletedNCT026943151 country
- Can Ultrasound Predict Labor Outcome in Operative Vaginal Deliveries?CompletedNCT018785911 country
- Bicarbonate Given During Dystocic LaborCompletedNCT02805387Not applicable1 country
- Labor Scale Versus WHO Partograph in the Management of LaborStatus unknownNCT02486822Not applicable1 country
- Accelerated Titration of Oxytocin for Nulliparous Patients With Labour Dystocia: ACTION Pilot StudyTerminatedNCT01397630Phase 31 country