# The Use of Castor Oil as a Labor Initiator in Post-date Pregnancies

> **NCT00244738** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Hadassah Medical Organization** · enrollment: 82 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Prolonged Pregnancy

## Interventions

- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** Castor oil
- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** Sunflower oil

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00244738
- **Lead sponsor:** Hadassah Medical Organization
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2006-02
- **Primary completion:** 2010-09
- **Final completion:** 2010-09
- **Target enrollment:** 82 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2012-03-20


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00244738

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00244738, "The Use of Castor Oil as a Labor Initiator in Post-date Pregnancies". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00244738. Licensed CC0.

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