Using cinnamon extract to help start labor in first-time mothers

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This clinical trial evaluates the effectiveness of Cinnamomum verum extract in inducing labor for first-time mothers. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either cinnamon extract capsules or placebo capsules containing canola oil. The study aims to determine if the cinnamon extract can safely and effectively initiate labor in women who are at full-term pregnancy. The trial will monitor the onset and length of labor in both groups to assess the potential benefits of this natural remedy.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Delivery of an informed consent form signed and dated by parents or guardian and patient
2. Declared willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study.
3. provision of appropriate consent and assent
4. Willingness and ability to participate in study procedures
5. Patients under 18 years of age
6. Full-term pregnancies (37-41 Weeks of Gestation).
7. Nulliparity
8. Have your own cell phone
9. Know how to read and write
10. Residing in Tegucigalpa
11. Be in good general health, as evidenced by your medical history
12. Ultrasound with amniotic fluid index \> 5 cm
13. Non Stress Test Reactive
14. Ability to take oral medication and be willing to comply with the cinnamon capsule regimen

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Current use of antihypertensive or hypoglycemic medications
2. Presence of non-curable chronic diseases prior to pregnancy or during pregnancy such as hypertension, diabetes, hypothyroidism
3. Premature rupture of membranes
4. Infections (urinary tract infection, chorioamnionitis) present at the time of the study (diagnosed with symptoms or leukocytes \>12,500 or pathological urine examination)
5. Allergies to cinnamaldehyde or cinnamon, canola oil
6. Multiple pregnancy
7. Major fetal malformations
8. Fetal death
9. Non-cephalic presentation
10. Severe oligohydramnios (amniotic fluid index \< 2 cm)
11. Having consumed or being consuming cinnamon products 7 days before the start of the study
12. Febrile illness within 7 days before starting to take cinnamon
13. Treatment with another investigational drug or other intervention within 7 days prior to the start of the intervention
14. Current smoker or tobacco use

Where it's running

• Hospital Escuela
  Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán Department, Honduras Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Ricardo A. Gutierrez Ramirez, MD, MSc — Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras
• Study coordinator: Ricardo A. Gutierrez Ramirez, MD, MSc
• Email: ricardo.gutierrez@unah.edu.hn
• Phone: +50497546940

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.