An interventional study of Routine leg movement in Cesarean Delivery Affecting Fetus or Newborn, sponsored by Rambam Health Care Campus. Status unknown. Open to female participants aged 15 Years to 50 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-05-04.
Sponsored by Rambam Health Care Campus · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
Cesarean delivery rates have risen in the US in a dramatic fashion from less than 5% in the 1960 to 32.7% by 2013 with stable rate around 32-33% in the last five years , cesarean delivery is associated with increased maternal morbidity and mortality, Labor arrest is the most common indication for cesarean delivery, Maternal position during the second stage of labor has been suggested to affect the risk of instrumental vaginal delivery. A Cochrane review of position in the second stage of labor in women without epidural showed a reduction in instrumental vaginal delivery in the upright group, although the quality of the included trials was reported to be generally poor, A Cochrane review of position in the second stage of labour for women with epidural analgesia was published in 2017, This review included trials that compared upright with recumbent positions and suggested no effect.
No prior studies examined whether maternal legs movement during the second stage of labor has any effect on the rate of operative deliveries.
A randomized controlled trial to determine whether routine maternal leg movement during the second stage of labor decreases the rate of operative deliveries (instrumental delivery of cesarean section )
Rambam Health Care Campus is the lead sponsor of 456 studies on the registry; 33 are open to participants now.
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•Women who had a low risk pregnancy followed by an uncomplicated vaginal delivery, instrumental delivery or cesarean section.
Exclusion Criteria:
•Women who had a high risk pregnancy ((IUGR, hypertension disorders of pregnancy, maternal cardiovascular or respiratory illness).
Intervention group- In the second stage of labor, attending physician or nurse will help the participant in routine leg movements every 20-30 minutes.
Other: Routine leg movement
Control group which includes women during the second stage of labor with no intervention (routine leg movement).
Routine leg movement to the right and left in the supine position during the second stage of labor, for 3 minutes every 20-30 minutes by the attending physician or nurse.
Routine legs movement during the second stage of labor and the rates of cesarean deliveries (In percentage of the total deliveries) and instrumental deliveries (In percentage of total deliveries)
The study objective is to determine whether routine maternal leg movement during the second stage of labor decreases the rate of operative deliveries (instrumental and cesarean deliveries)
Time frame: up to 12 months
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