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The Impact of Obesity on Cardiac Function in Pregnancy

NCT02677558 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2021-05-14

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of obesity in pregnancy on maternal cardiac function. For this, morbidly obese term pregnant women (study group) and term pregnant women of normal weight are assessed by transthoracic echocardiography.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Transthoracic Echocardiography

Obese term pregnant women and term pregnant women of normal weight are both undergoing transthoracic echocardiography assessment to establish differences in cardiac function in pregnancy caused by obesity.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Cape Town

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Robert A Dyer, Medicine · University of Cape Town

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-01-31
Primary Completion
2016-03-31
Completion
2016-03-31

Countries

  • South Africa

Study Locations

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