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Early labor, analgesia: Sports drink for Pregnancy

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Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Gestational age of 36 weeks or greater
American Society of Anesthesiology Physical Status 2 or 3
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 60 minutes
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Study Summary

This trial looks at how long it takes for women in early labor to empty their stomachs when given water or a carbohydrate-based sports drink, with and without epidural pain relief.

Eligible Conditions
  • Pregnancy
  • Gastroparesis

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~60 minutes
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 60 minutes for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Gastric emptying half time
Secondary outcome measures
Hunger

Trial Design

4Treatment groups
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: Early labor, analgesia: Sports drinkActive Control1 Intervention
Subject will ingest 100 ml of a carbohydrate sports drink
Group II: Early labor, no analgesia: Sports drinkActive Control1 Intervention
Subject will ingest 100 ml of a carbohydrate sports drink
Group III: Early labor, analgesia: WaterPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Subject will ingest 100 ml of water
Group IV: Early Labor, no analgesia: WaterPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Subject will ingest 100 ml of water

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterLead Sponsor
836 Previous Clinical Trials
13,010,228 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is there still an opportunity to enroll in this experiment?

"Per the information on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial is presently looking for participants. It was first advertised on February 1st 2021 and its data points were last amended September 25th 2021."

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Does this trial admit elderly individuals aged 75 or older?

"This medical research adheres to strict criteria for participant inclusion, with the lower age limit set at 18 and the upper bound restricted to 50."

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Do I meet the criteria to take part in this clinical research?

"Eligibility for this clinical trial necessitates gastric motility and a participant age between 18 and 50. The study is looking to recruit roughly 108 participants."

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What is the current participant count in this research endeavor?

"Affirmative. According to the information found on clinicaltrials.gov, this research study is actively recruiting participants and was first posted on February 1st 2021. With 108 slots open at a single site, it appears that recruitment for this trial is ongoing."

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Gastric Emptying of Water and Sports Drink in Labor
Phillip Hess 2021. "Gastric Emptying of Water and Sports Drink in Labor". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04229043.
~26 spots leftby Apr 2025
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