O2C2: Oxygen for Intrauterine Resuscitation of Category II Fetal Heart Tracings

Sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT02741284
Collaborator
(none)
114
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2
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Maternal oxygen administration for concerning fetal heart rate tracing (FHT) patterns is common practice on Labor and Delivery units in the United States. Despite the broad use of oxygen, it is unclear if this practice is beneficial for the fetus. The purpose of this study is to compare oxygen to room air in patients with Category II fetal heart tracings with regard to neonatal acid-base status, subsequent tracings, and production of reactive oxygen species

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Drug: Room air
  • Drug: 10L Oxygen by nonrebreather mask
N/A

Detailed Description

Maternal oxygen administration for concerning fetal heart rate tracing (FHT) patterns is common practice on Labor and Delivery units in the United States. Despite the broad use of oxygen, it is unclear if this practice is beneficial for the fetus. Category II FHT, as defined by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (Robinson), is a broad class of FHT patterns that may suggest cord compression and/or placental insufficiency for which oxygen is most commonly administered. Although some animal and human studies (Khazin, Althabe) have demonstrated that maternal hyperoxygenation can alleviate such fetal heart rate decelerations, this purported benefit has not been shown to translate into improved fetal outcomes, particularly in relation to acid-base status. In fact, some studies suggest harm with oxygen use due to lower umbilical artery pH and increased delivery room resuscitation (Nesterenko, Thorp) or increased free radical activity (Khaw). Given the indeterminate evidence for this ubiquitously employed resuscitation technique, there is an urgent need to further study the utility of maternal oxygen administration in labor for fetal benefit.

We propose a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial comparing oxygen to room air in patients with Category II FHT. Our central hypothesis is that room air alone is not inferior to oxygen administration with regard to neonatal acid-base status and FHT and may in fact, be a safer option for resuscitation due to less production of reactive oxygen species.

Primary Aim: Determine the effect of maternal oxygen administration for Category II FHT on arterial umbilical cord lactate.

Hypothesis: Room air, as a substitute for oxygen supplementation, is no different than oxygen in altering the acid-base status of the neonate as reflected in umbilical arterial (UA) lactate.

Fetal hypo-oxygenation, as reflected by decelerations in the FHT, results in metabolic acidosis due to a shift from aerobic to anaerobic metabolism in which lactate and hydrogen ion production significantly increase causing a decrease in pH (Tuuli). Elevated umbilical cord lactate has been shown to be a surrogate for fetal metabolic acidosis and resultant neonatal morbidity (Tuuli, Westgren). The theorized benefit of maternal oxygen administration is increased oxygen delivery to the fetus resulting in reversal of anaerobic metabolism/ metabolic acidosis. This, however, has not been substantiated by evidence thus far. Women with persistent Category II FHT tracing will be randomly assigned to supplemental oxygen or room air. The primary outcome will be umbilical arterial lactate level, and secondary outcomes will be other umbilical cord gas parameters including UA pH, UV oxygen saturation, and UA base deficit.

Secondary Aim #1: Characterize the effect of oxygen administration on fetal heart tracing patterns Hypothesis: Oxygen administration will be associated with a rate of persistent Category II FHT that is not different from those exposed to room air.

Oxygen is typically administered as a response to FHT interpretation. Evidence thus far shows that Category II FHT are associated with a wide spectrum of neonatal outcomes and therefore do not uniformly reflect fetal acid-base status (Cahill, Frey). Hence, evaluating the effect of oxygen on subsequent FHT categorization is pivotal to labor management. The outcome that will be investigated is rate of persistent Category II FHT after intervention.

Secondary Aim #2: Evaluate the safety of oxygen administration by measuring reactive oxygen species (ROS) in maternal and neonatal blood.

Hypothesis: Oxygen administration will be associated with increased oxidative stress in maternal and neonatal cord blood as represented by malondialdehyde (MDA).

Over-oxygenation can result in free radical or ROS formation that have detrimental downstream effects. The presence of reactive oxygen species results in degradation of lipids in the cell membrane and resultant formation of malondialdehyde (MDA) (Dalle-Donne), which has been studied as a surrogate for oxidative stress (Ilhan, Pryor, Suhail, Lorente).

This study will be a prospective, randomized non inferiority trial to be conducted a single center. This study will include term, singleton patients admitted to Labor& Delivery for spontaneous labor or labor induction. Multiples, significant fetal anomalies, Category III FHT, umbilical artery doppler abnormalities and preterm pregnancies will be excluded. Additionally, women will be excluded if oxygen is required for maternal indications such as hypooxygenation or cardiopulmonary disease. Our primary objective will be umbilical cord lactate. Secondary objectives include additional cord gas parameters including umbilical artery pH, umbilical artery base deficit, and umbilical vein oxygen saturation; FHT categorization and deceleration patterns; maternal and umbilical cord blood measurement of malondialdehyde. Women will be consented at time of admission for labor and randomized when at least 6cm dilated with Category II FHT necessitating provider intervention.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
114 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Single (Investigator)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
Oxygen for Category II Intrauterine Fetal Resuscitation: A Randomized, Noninferiority Trial
Study Start Date :
Jun 1, 2016
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Jun 1, 2017
Actual Study Completion Date :
Dec 1, 2020

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: No Oxygen

Room air

Drug: Room air

Active Comparator: Oxygen

10L oxygen by nonrebreather mask

Drug: 10L Oxygen by nonrebreather mask

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Mean Umbilical Artery Lactate at Delivery [At delivery]

    Determined by umbilical artery cord gas collected at time of delivery and only in patients with paired (umbilical artery and umbilical vein) cord gases.

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. Umbilical Artery pH [At time of delivery]

    Determined by umbilical artery cord gas collected at time of delivery and only in patients with paired (umbilical artery and umbilical vein) cord gases.

  2. Mode of Delivery [At delivery]

    Delivery via Cesarean section, operative vaginal delivery (forceps or vacuum), or spontaneous vaginal delivery

  3. Umbilical Artery pCO2 [At time of delivery]

    Partial pressure of carbon dioxide as collected on cord gases at time of delivery

  4. Umbilical Artery pO2 [Time of delivery]

    Partial pressure of oxygen as collected on cord gases at time of delivery

  5. Umbilical Artery Base Deficit [At time of delivery]

    As determined by cord gas collection at time of delivery

Other Outcome Measures

  1. Number of Patients With Resolved Recurrent Decelerations [60 minutes after randomization]

    Number of patients with resolution of recurrent variable or recurrent late decelerations within 60 minutes of randomization

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes
Inclusion Criteria:
  • Term, singleton patients admitted to Labor& Delivery for spontaneous labor or labor induction
Exclusion Criteria:
  • Multiple pregnancy

  • Significant fetal anomalies

  • Category III FHT

  • Umbilical artery doppler abnormalities

  • Maternal hypooxygenation or need for oxygen

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Saint Louis Missouri United States 63110

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Washington University School of Medicine

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

More Information

Publications

Responsible Party:
Washington University School of Medicine
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT02741284
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 201602164
First Posted:
Apr 18, 2016
Last Update Posted:
Nov 26, 2021
Last Verified:
Nov 1, 2021
Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Study Results

Participant Flow

Recruitment Details
Pre-assignment Detail
Arm/Group Title Room Air Oxygen
Arm/Group Description Room air, no mask 10L oxygen by nonrebreather mask
Period Title: Overall Study
STARTED 57 57
COMPLETED 51 48
NOT COMPLETED 6 9

Baseline Characteristics

Arm/Group Title Room Air Oxygen Total
Arm/Group Description Room air, no mask 10L oxygen by nonrebreather mask Total of all reporting groups
Overall Participants 51 48 99
Age (years) [Mean (Standard Deviation) ]
Mean (Standard Deviation) [years]
27.8
(5.3)
27.3
(6.3)
27.5
(5.8)
Sex: Female, Male (Count of Participants)
Female
51
100%
48
100%
99
100%
Male
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
Race (NIH/OMB) (Count of Participants)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
Asian
0
0%
3
6.3%
3
3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
Black or African American
40
78.4%
36
75%
76
76.8%
White
10
19.6%
8
16.7%
18
18.2%
More than one race
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
Unknown or Not Reported
1
2%
1
2.1%
2
2%
Body mass index (kg/m2) [Mean (Standard Deviation) ]
Mean (Standard Deviation) [kg/m2]
27.7
(7.3)
26.9
(6.5)
27.3
(6.9)
Gestational age at delivery (weeks) [Mean (Standard Deviation) ]
Mean (Standard Deviation) [weeks]
39.1
(1.1)
39.2
(1.1)
39.1
(1.1)
Nulliparity (Count of Participants)
Count of Participants [Participants]
6
11.8%
5
10.4%
11
11.1%
Chronic hypertension (Count of Participants)
Count of Participants [Participants]
6
11.8%
3
6.3%
9
9.1%
Preeclampsia (Count of Participants)
Count of Participants [Participants]
3
5.9%
0
0%
3
3%
Pregestational diabetes (Count of Participants)
Count of Participants [Participants]
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
Tobacco use (Count of Participants)
Count of Participants [Participants]
8
15.7%
6
12.5%
14
14.1%
Illicit drug use (Count of Participants)
Count of Participants [Participants]
8
15.7%
12
25%
20
20.2%
Alcohol (Count of Participants)
Count of Participants [Participants]
2
3.9%
0
0%
2
2%
Induction of labor (Count of Participants)
Count of Participants [Participants]
36
70.6%
34
70.8%
70
70.7%
Oxytocin (Count of Participants)
Count of Participants [Participants]
45
88.2%
43
89.6%
88
88.9%
Chorioamnionitis (Count of Participants)
Count of Participants [Participants]
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
Epidural (Count of Participants)
Count of Participants [Participants]
50
98%
44
91.7%
94
94.9%
Hematocrit on admission (Percentage of red blood cells) [Mean (Standard Deviation) ]
Mean (Standard Deviation) [Percentage of red blood cells]
32.5
(3.2)
32.8
(3.5)
32.6
(3.3)

Outcome Measures

1. Primary Outcome
Title Mean Umbilical Artery Lactate at Delivery
Description Determined by umbilical artery cord gas collected at time of delivery and only in patients with paired (umbilical artery and umbilical vein) cord gases.
Time Frame At delivery

Outcome Measure Data

Analysis Population Description
[Not Specified]
Arm/Group Title Room Air Oxygen
Arm/Group Description Room air, no mask 10L oxygen by nonrebreather mask
Measure Participants 51 48
Mean (95% Confidence Interval) [mmol/L]
3.5
3.4
Statistical Analysis 1
Statistical Analysis Overview Comparison Group Selection Room Air, Oxygen
Comments
Type of Statistical Test Non-Inferiority
Comments A noninferiority margin of 30% (mean difference <1.0 mmol/l) was pre-specified as it corresponds to an upper umbilical artery lactate cut-off value of 4.5 mmol/L, above which there is an increased risk of neonatal morbidity
Statistical Test of Hypothesis p-Value 0.69
Comments
Method Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney)
Comments
Method of Estimation Estimation Parameter Mean Difference (Final Values)
Estimated Value 0.1
Confidence Interval (2-Sided) 95%
-0.5 to 0.7
Parameter Dispersion Type:
Value:
Estimation Comments
2. Secondary Outcome
Title Umbilical Artery pH
Description Determined by umbilical artery cord gas collected at time of delivery and only in patients with paired (umbilical artery and umbilical vein) cord gases.
Time Frame At time of delivery

Outcome Measure Data

Analysis Population Description
[Not Specified]
Arm/Group Title Room Air Oxygen
Arm/Group Description Room air, no mask 10L oxygen by nonrebreather mask
Measure Participants 51 48
Mean (95% Confidence Interval) [pH units]
7.26
7.25
Statistical Analysis 1
Statistical Analysis Overview Comparison Group Selection Room Air, Oxygen
Comments pH
Type of Statistical Test Non-Inferiority
Comments Noninferiority margin 30%
Statistical Test of Hypothesis p-Value <0.05
Comments
Method t-test, 2 sided
Comments
Method of Estimation Estimation Parameter Mean Difference (Final Values)
Estimated Value 0.01
Confidence Interval (2-Sided) 95%
-0.01 to 0.03
Parameter Dispersion Type:
Value:
Estimation Comments
3. Secondary Outcome
Title Mode of Delivery
Description Delivery via Cesarean section, operative vaginal delivery (forceps or vacuum), or spontaneous vaginal delivery
Time Frame At delivery

Outcome Measure Data

Analysis Population Description
[Not Specified]
Arm/Group Title Room Air Oxygen
Arm/Group Description Room air, no mask 10L oxygen by nonrebreather mask
Measure Participants 51 48
Cesarean delivery
2
3.9%
6
12.5%
Cesarean delivery for non reassuring fetal status
0
0%
2
4.2%
Operative vaginal delivery
6
11.8%
1
2.1%
Spontaenous vaginal delivery
43
84.3%
41
85.4%
Statistical Analysis 1
Statistical Analysis Overview Comparison Group Selection Room Air, Oxygen
Comments Cesarean delivery
Type of Statistical Test Superiority
Comments
Statistical Test of Hypothesis p-Value <0.05
Comments
Method Chi-squared
Comments
Method of Estimation Estimation Parameter Risk Ratio (RR)
Estimated Value 0.32
Confidence Interval (2-Sided) 95%
0.07 to 1.48
Parameter Dispersion Type:
Value:
Estimation Comments
Statistical Analysis 2
Statistical Analysis Overview Comparison Group Selection Room Air, Oxygen
Comments Cesarean delivery for non reassuring fetal status
Type of Statistical Test Superiority
Comments
Statistical Test of Hypothesis p-Value <0.05
Comments
Method Chi-squared
Comments
Method of Estimation Estimation Parameter Risk Ratio (RR)
Estimated Value 0
Confidence Interval (2-Sided) 95%
0 to 0
Parameter Dispersion Type:
Value:
Estimation Comments
Statistical Analysis 3
Statistical Analysis Overview Comparison Group Selection Room Air, Oxygen
Comments Operative vaginal delivery
Type of Statistical Test Superiority
Comments
Statistical Test of Hypothesis p-Value <0.05
Comments
Method Chi-squared
Comments
Method of Estimation Estimation Parameter Risk Ratio (RR)
Estimated Value 5.65
Confidence Interval (2-Sided) 95%
0.71 to 45.20
Parameter Dispersion Type:
Value:
Estimation Comments
4. Secondary Outcome
Title Umbilical Artery pCO2
Description Partial pressure of carbon dioxide as collected on cord gases at time of delivery
Time Frame At time of delivery

Outcome Measure Data

Analysis Population Description
[Not Specified]
Arm/Group Title Room Air Oxygen
Arm/Group Description Room air, no mask 10L oxygen by nonrebreather mask
Measure Participants 51 48
Mean (95% Confidence Interval) [mmHg]
55.9
57.4
Statistical Analysis 1
Statistical Analysis Overview Comparison Group Selection Room Air, Oxygen
Comments
Type of Statistical Test Superiority
Comments
Statistical Test of Hypothesis p-Value 0.44
Comments
Method t-test, 2 sided
Comments
Method of Estimation Estimation Parameter Mean Difference (Net)
Estimated Value -1.5
Confidence Interval (2-Sided) 95%
-5.4 to 2.4
Parameter Dispersion Type:
Value:
Estimation Comments
5. Secondary Outcome
Title Umbilical Artery pO2
Description Partial pressure of oxygen as collected on cord gases at time of delivery
Time Frame Time of delivery

Outcome Measure Data

Analysis Population Description
[Not Specified]
Arm/Group Title Room Air Oxygen
Arm/Group Description Room air, no mask 10L oxygen by nonrebreather mask
Measure Participants 51 48
Mean (95% Confidence Interval) [mm Hg]
19.7
24.4
Statistical Analysis 1
Statistical Analysis Overview Comparison Group Selection Room Air, Oxygen
Comments
Type of Statistical Test Superiority
Comments
Statistical Test of Hypothesis p-Value 0.06
Comments
Method t-test, 2 sided
Comments
Method of Estimation Estimation Parameter Mean Difference (Net)
Estimated Value -4.7
Confidence Interval (2-Sided) 95%
-9.6 to 0.1
Parameter Dispersion Type:
Value:
Estimation Comments
6. Secondary Outcome
Title Umbilical Artery Base Deficit
Description As determined by cord gas collection at time of delivery
Time Frame At time of delivery

Outcome Measure Data

Analysis Population Description
[Not Specified]
Arm/Group Title Room Air Oxygen
Arm/Group Description Room air, no mask 10L oxygen by nonrebreather mask
Measure Participants 51 48
Mean (95% Confidence Interval) [meq/L]
-3.6
-3.6
Statistical Analysis 1
Statistical Analysis Overview Comparison Group Selection Room Air, Oxygen
Comments
Type of Statistical Test Superiority
Comments
Statistical Test of Hypothesis p-Value 0.99
Comments
Method t-test, 2 sided
Comments
Method of Estimation Estimation Parameter Mean Difference (Net)
Estimated Value 0.0
Confidence Interval (2-Sided) 95%
-1.0 to 1.0
Parameter Dispersion Type:
Value:
Estimation Comments
7. Other Pre-specified Outcome
Title Number of Patients With Resolved Recurrent Decelerations
Description Number of patients with resolution of recurrent variable or recurrent late decelerations within 60 minutes of randomization
Time Frame 60 minutes after randomization

Outcome Measure Data

Analysis Population Description
[Not Specified]
Arm/Group Title No Oxygen Oxygen
Arm/Group Description Room air Room air 10L oxygen by nonrebreather mask 10L Oxygen by nonrebreather mask
Measure Participants 57 57
Count of Participants [Participants]
49
96.1%
43
89.6%

Adverse Events

Time Frame Until neonate was discharged from hospital. (Up to 1 month after delivery)
Adverse Event Reporting Description Does not differ from clinicaltrials.gov definitions
Arm/Group Title Room Air Oxygen
Arm/Group Description Room air, no mask 10L oxygen by nonrebreather mask
All Cause Mortality
Room Air Oxygen
Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events
Total 0/57 (0%) 0/57 (0%)
Serious Adverse Events
Room Air Oxygen
Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events
Total 0/57 (0%) 0/57 (0%)
Other (Not Including Serious) Adverse Events
Room Air Oxygen
Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events
Total 0/57 (0%) 0/57 (0%)

Limitations/Caveats

[Not Specified]

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Certain Agreements

Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.

There is NOT an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.

Results Point of Contact

Name/Title Dr Nandini Raghuraman
Organization Washington University in St Louis
Phone 314 362 7300
Email nraghuraman@wustl.edu
Responsible Party:
Washington University School of Medicine
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT02741284
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 201602164
First Posted:
Apr 18, 2016
Last Update Posted:
Nov 26, 2021
Last Verified:
Nov 1, 2021