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Medjool Date Consumption and Labor Outcomes Study

This study is looking at whether eating Medjool dates can affect labor and delivery. Researchers want to see if consuming Medjool dates from 34 weeks of pregnancy until after delivery can increase the chance of starting labor naturally, compared to needing medical help to start labor. They will also look at other things like how long labor lasts and the need for certain medications. You might be able to join if you are a woman, at least 18 years old, have a single pregnancy less than 36 weeks along, and plan to deliver at a Cleveland Clinic Institution. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status.

Study design
This is a randomized controlled trial, meaning participants will be randomly assigned to either eat Medjool dates or not. The study plans to enroll 250 participants.
What's involved
If you join, you would eat 3 Medjool dates daily from 34 weeks of pregnancy until the day after delivery. You would also complete daily surveys and 3-day food diaries at two different times.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The primary outcome, incidence of spontaneous labor, is measured at 13 weeks.

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NCT07058792

Impact of Medjool Date Consumption on Labor and Delivery Outcomes

Completed
NAAges 18+Interventional
The Cleveland Clinic
~200 participants
Updated 2026-08-03 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Medjool dates

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Incidence of spontaneous labor
Measured over 13 weeks

Conditions

Spontaneous Labor

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
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Study leadership

  • Stacey Ehrenberg, M.D. · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · The Cleveland Clinic

Who to contact

This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Singleton pregnancy less than 36weeks 0 days gestational age
Age ≥18 years old
Has decision-making capacity and able to provide informed consent for research participation
Able to speak, read and understand English
Planned delivery at a Cleveland Clinic Institution

Exclusion

Pre-existing medical co-morbidities including hypertension, kidney disease, autoimmune conditions, diabetes
Comorbidities of pregnancy including hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and gestational diabetes
Abnormal genetic (aneuploidy) screening or diagnostic testing
Patients with pregnancies complicated by major fetal anomalies
Multifetal gestation
Delivery at an outside institution
Incomplete delivery data
Planned cesarean delivery
Planned induction of labor prior to 41 weeks

What this trial measures

  • Incidence of spontaneous labor13 weeks

    This is a clinical diagnosis. Labor is defined as regular uterine contractions with cervical change. This will be documented in the medical record by the clinical provider.