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Intracervical Balloon Placement With Nitrous Oxide Administration
Sponsor: Jefferson Drapkin
Summary
This randomized controlled trial aims to compare the effectiveness of nitrous oxide versus oxygen in facilitating the successful placement of a Foley balloon catheter for cervical ripening and induction of labor.
Official title: Success Rate of Intracervical Balloon Placement With Nitrous Oxide Administration. A Randomized Control Study
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - 45 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
0
Start Date
2026-03-01
Completion Date
2026-03-30
Last Updated
2026-09-17
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Nitrous oxide
Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, is a colorless, non-flammable gas with a slightly sweet odor, used for its analgesic and anesthetic properties in medical and dental procedures to provide pain relief and sedation.
Oxygen
Oxygen is a colorless, odorless gas essential for human respiration and used medically to treat conditions resulting from low oxygen levels in the blood. In this trial oxygen is being used as a placebo.
Locations (1)
Maimonides Medical Center OB/GYN
Brooklyn, New York, United States