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Alcohol Use During Pregnancy in Finland According to Meconium Samples

NCT04918043 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1000

Last updated 2021-06-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Meconium samples are collected anonymously from newborns in Helsinki University Hospital maternity ward. The study tries to to find how many women continue to use alcohol during the second half of the pregnancy. Meconium samples are tested for ethylglucuronide (EtG), a metabolite of ethanol, that accumulates in the meconium. Altogether 1000 samples are taken. The sample results are compared to anonymously answered questionnaire about alcohol use.

Conditions

  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Helsinki University Central Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Lastentautien tutkimussäätiö

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Hanna Kahila

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hanna Kahila, MD · HUCS

Eligibility

Max Age
3 Days
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-06-01
Primary Completion
2021-08-30
Completion
2021-08-30

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