NCT03655379

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

Completed NA Last updated 9 July 2019

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Fetal nasal Doppler by ultrasonography in Preterm Birth in 73 participants. Completed in 1 July 2019.

Timeline

1 January 2018

Primary endpoint
1 June 2019

1 July 2019

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Baskent University Ankara Hospital
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	na
Design	single group
Masking	none
Primary purpose	diagnostic
Enrollment	73
Start date	1 January 2018
Primary completion	1 June 2019
Estimated completion	1 July 2019
Sites	1 location across Turkey (Türkiye)

Drugs / interventions tested

• Fetal nasal Doppler by ultrasonography

Conditions studied

• Preterm Birth — all drugs for Preterm Birth →

Sponsor

Baskent University Ankara Hospital

Who can join

Adults 18 to 45, female only, with Preterm Birth. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

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

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.