Clinical trialNCT07588529Not, yet, recruitingInterventional

Is Nipple Stimulation Effective for Inducing Labor and Acceptable to Patients, Nurses, and Providers?

SponsorUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterEnrollment48Induction of LaborPregnancy

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Summary

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In this study the investigators will be testing the use of the Symphony PLUS® breast pump for nipple stimulation. Typically, breast pumps are used to start breast milk production and collect breast milk in patients after delivering their baby. The device uses cup-shaped pieces called flanges that are placed over the patient's nipples and then a gentle vacuum or suction is applied. The mechanical effect of the suction on the nipple is thought to cause the release of a substance called oxytocin in one's body, which encourages labor and contractions to begin. Some reasons why nipple stimulation might be better than other induction of labor methods are that it allows the patient to have more control over their induction process, it uses the patient's own oxytocin instead of synthetic (or factory-produced) oxytocin, and it may shorten the time that it takes to deliver the baby.

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Investigators

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Brian Brost, MD
Vice Chair of Education and Innovation in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Kansas School of Medicine
Study Chair
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Rachel DiTeresi, MD
Clerkship Director for Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at KUMC
Principal Investigator
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start: 31 Jul 2026
Primary completion: 31 Dec 2027
Completion: 31 Dec 2028
Last update posted: 14 May 2026
Registered enrollment: 48
Registry id: NCT07588529

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