IRCT2014061412789N3 IRCT 2014-09-15 Vice Chancellor for Research, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences Effect of misoprostol in labor induction in post-term pregnancies A comparison of vaginal and oral dose of misoprostol for labor induction in post-term pregnancies 2014-04-21 anticipated 180 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/12792 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Single blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment, Other design features: Subjects were selected and randomly divided into three groups through block randomization method. Drugs are placed in three same packages that labeled as (1, 2, and 3) and give to the nurse who is responsible for delivery. There is a questionnaire with each patient which determined patients grouping. Drugs would be administered to patients according to their grouping by nurse, and then the required information recorded. Researcher and monitoring committee are unaware of patients grouping. N/A Efficacy on induction of labor. Intervention 1: Labor induction performs in group 3 by 25 micro grams misoprostol vaginally (posterior fornix). Based on conditions every 6 hours for 4 doses repeated. Before repeating each dose, vaginal examination to determine Bishop score will be done. Intervention 2: Labor induction performs in group 1 by 100 micro grams misoprostol orally. Based on conditions every 6 hours for 4 doses repeated. Before repeating each dose, vaginal examination to determine Bishop score will be done. Intervention 3: Labor induction performs in group 2 by 50 micro grams misoprostol orally. Based on conditions every 6 hours for 4 doses repeated. Before repeating each dose, vaginal examination to determine Bishop score will be done.