MedTrace Logo

Effects of Fetal Movement Counting in Third Trimester of Pregnancy

NCT00513942 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1200

Last updated 2014-10-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim is to test effects of using formal kick counting chart in the third trimester of pregnancy in an unselected population. The research questions are:

Does Fetal Movement Counting (FMC):

1. Improve the identification of risk pregnancies/pathology?
2. Affect the women's well-being?
3. Stimulate maternal-fetal attachment antepartum?

Conditions

  • Decreased Fetal Movements, Unspecified Trimester, Other Fetus
  • Worries
  • Pregnancy

Interventions

OTHER

Fetal Movement Counting

Women in the intervention group will receive an information pamphlet. The main items will be basic information and interpretation of fetal activity and instructions when to contact health professionals if experiencing DFM.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Norwegian Institute of Public Health

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Frederik Froen, MD, PhD · Norwegian Institute of Public Health

  • Eli Saastad, CNM, MSc · Oslo and Akershus University College

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-08-31
Primary Completion
2010-05-31
Completion
2010-09-30

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT00513942 on ClinicalTrials.gov