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Condition (MeSH)

Dystocia

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 98 trials for Dystocia or a narrower condition beneath it.

MeSH D004420 Urogenital Diseases C12
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Phase 1 Phase 1 3 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 1 Phase 2 Phase 2 4 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 2 Phase 3 Phase 3 4 Phase 4 Phase 4 16 Not applicable Not applicable 44 Observational Observational 24 Phase 1 Phase 1 3 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 1 Phase 2 Phase 2 4 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 2 Phase 3 Phase 3 4 Phase 4 Phase 4 16 Not applicable Not applicable 44 Observational Observational 24

Trials per phase (log scale)

49 of the 98 trials are tagged with Dystocia itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Dystocia trials start? (21)

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 1
  • Phase 1/2
  • Phase 2
  • Phase 2/3
  • Phase 3
  • Phase 4
  • Not applicable
  • Observational

Top of scale: 14

2000: 1 trials (Phase 2 1) 2002: 1 trials (Phase 2 1) 2004: 1 trials (Phase 2 1) 2008: 3 trials (Phase 4 3) 2010: 2 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1) 2011: 4 trials (Not applicable 2, Phase 4 2) 2012: 5 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 1) 2013: 4 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 3) 2014: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 2015: 9 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 4, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 1, Phase 1 1) 2016: 4 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 1) 2017: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 2018: 5 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 3) 2019: 9 trials (Observational 4, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 2, Phase 1/2 1) 2020: 6 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 4, Phase 1 1) 2021: 3 trials (Observational 2, Phase 1 1) 2022: 8 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 5, Phase 3 1) 2023: 3 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 1) 2024: 14 trials (Observational 5, Not applicable 6, Phase 4 2, Phase 2/3 1) 2025: 6 trials (Not applicable 3, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 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) 8
2025 6
2024 14
2023 3
2022 8
2021 3
2020 6
2019 9
2018 5
2017 1

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 10 trials starting in 2026 and about 8 in 2027, the average of the 24 months through September, counted as registered and carried forward. The rows of this table count trials registered so far with a start date in the year, planned starts included; the forecast looks ahead to the count for the whole year, so it is not the same measure. In backtests on conditions of this size, forecasts made part-way through the year were typically off by about 28 percent and ran about 20 percent low against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 39 percent and ran about 37 percent low against the count later registered. These figures rest on a few years of history (target years from 2018 to 2025, varying by figure), place each condition as it is mapped today rather than as it was then, and score against a count for the newest year that was still being revised. Only condition series were scored.

Prediction, not a registry value: median of 31 months from start to primary completion across 9 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 19 months across 60 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Dystocia trials in? (8)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 3
Phase 1/2 1
Phase 2 4
Phase 2/3 2
Phase 3 4
Phase 4 16
Not applicable 44
Observational 24

How many Dystocia trials are recruiting? (7)

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 9
Recruiting 12
Active, not recruiting 3
Completed 51
Terminated 5

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

Which drugs are being tested for Dystocia? (3)

Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.

Drugs tested
Drug Trials
MisoprostoL 4
Antacid 3
Methylergonovine 3

Interventions as named in the registry (12)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
IM Oxytocin 11
carbetocin 100 µg 3
Calcium Chloride/Calcium Gluconate 2
NaCl 0.9% NS 2
Propranolol PO 2

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 Dystocia? (84)

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

Publications
Publication Journal Year Major topic
The Pathophysiology of Labor Dystocia: Theme with Variations. Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) 2023 Yes
The REDUCED trial: a cluster randomized trial for REDucing the utilization of CEsarean delivery for dystocia. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2023 Yes
Cervical Ripening Efficacy of Synthetic Osmotic Cervical Dilator Compared With Oral Misoprostol at Term: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstetrics and gynecology 2022 Yes
Cesarean delivery rates and indications in pregnancies complicated by diabetes. The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians 2022 Yes
Defining arrest in the first and second stages of labor. Minerva obstetrics and gynecology 2021 Yes

Sub-conditions in MeSH (2)

MeSH descendants one level down with at least one trial, most trials first.

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Not measured: delivery record.

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

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