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A Novel Technique for Prediction of Preterm Birth: Fetal Breathing Patterns

NCT03655379 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 73

Last updated 2019-07-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Preterm birth refers to a delivery that occurs before 37 weeks of gestation. Identification of those who will eventually deliver in the preterm period is very important. However, few interventions have been proven to prolong pregnancy in women at risk such as cervicovaginal fetal fibronectin (fFN) level or transvaginal cervical length measurements. In a meta-analysis comparing fetal breathing with cervicovaginal fetal fibronectin (fFN) level or transvaginal cervical length measurements, absence of fetal breathing was superior to other methods for prediction of preterm birth in 48 hours or 7 days. In this study, the investigators hypothesized that if a fetus holds its breath in case of preterm birth, then there may be specific fetal breathing patterns during preterm labor, which may be detected by ultrasonography

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Fetal nasal Doppler by ultrasonography

Pregnant patients who present with preterm labor will be evaluated with ultrasonography and fetal nasal Doppler will be used to detect specific fetal breathing patterns and measurements will be performed

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Batman Maternity Hospital

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Baskent University Ankara Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sertac Esin, M.D. · Baskent University Medical Faculty

  • Erhan Okuyan, M.D. · Batman Kadin Dogum ve Cocuk Hastaliklari Hastanesi

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-01
Primary Completion
2019-06-01
Completion
2019-07-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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