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Condition (MeSH)

Shoulder Dystocia

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 15 trials for Shoulder Dystocia or a narrower condition beneath it.

MeSH D000080883 Urogenital Diseases C12
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Phase 3 Phase 3 1 Not applicable Not applicable 7 Observational Observational 7 Phase 3 Phase 3 1 Not applicable Not applicable 7 Observational Observational 7

Trials per phase

15 of the 15 trials are tagged with Shoulder Dystocia itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Shoulder Dystocia trials start? (10)

Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year.

Trials over time, by phase

  • Phase 3
  • Not applicable
  • Observational

Top of scale: 3

2011: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 2012: 1 trials (Phase 3 1) 2015: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 2016: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2020: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2022: 2 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1) 2023: 2 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1) 2024: 3 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 1) 2025: 1 trials (Not applicable 1)

Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.

Trials started per year
Year Trials started
2026 (partial year) 2
2025 1
2024 3
2023 2
2022 2
2020 1
2016 1
2015 1
2012 1
2011 1

No forecast is made for this condition: it averages 2.0 trial starts a year over the five years to September, under the 5 a year the method needs.

Recruitment duration, a model prediction: none of the 15 trials evaluated at the 2026-10-09 snapshot is predicted and still running. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Shoulder Dystocia trials in? (3)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 3 1
Not applicable 7
Observational 7

How many Shoulder Dystocia trials are recruiting? (5)

Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Not yet recruiting 3
Recruiting 2
Completed 6
Terminated 1
Unknown status 3

Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.

Which lead sponsors run the most Shoulder Dystocia trials? (3)

Shown in this order: most trials first. Lead sponsors the registry classes as industry, NIH, US federal, other government or network. A hospital or university the registry files as government can appear here. Sponsors it classes as academic or other are shown on the full page, because that class cannot separate an institution from a named investigator.

Lead sponsors
Sponsor Trials
FetalEase Ltd. 1
The Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya 1
Western Galilee Hospital-Nahariya 1

Interventions as named in the registry (1)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Oral Glucose Tolerance Test 1

These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.

Which publications cover Shoulder Dystocia? (8)

Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.

Publications
Publication Journal Year Major topic
Induction of labour at or near term for suspected fetal macrosomia. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 2023 Yes
Investigating the association factors of acute postpartum pain: a cohort study. BMC anesthesiology 2023 Yes
A new approach to predicting shoulder dystocia: fetal clavicle measurement Turkish journal of medical sciences 2021 Yes
Development and validation of a machine-learning model for prediction of shoulder dystocia. Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2020 Yes
Shoulder Dystocia: Managing an Obstetric Emergency. American family physician 2020 Yes

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Not measured: delivery record.

Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: serious adverse events in this condition's trials, prevalence, rare-disease identity, and sub-conditions in mesh.

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