Status:

UNKNOWN

Alterations of the Uteroplacental and Fetal Pulmonary Circulation Following Amnioinfusion

Lead Sponsor:

Szeged University

Conditions:

Severe Oligohydramnios

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-49 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the uteroplacental and pulmonary circulation of the fetuses with severe (AFI\<5cm) idiopathic oligohydramnios (with unknown origin) to those in normal controls. Fur...

Detailed Description

Severe oligohydramnios (AFI\<5) is an uncommon complication of pregnancy and it is often associated with Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes (pPROM) or with the lethal congenital abnormality. H...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients above 18 years, who are able to consent;
  • Singleton pregnancy;
  • Normal structural examination between 16 and 20 weeks of gestation;
  • Gestation between 18 and 34 weeks (the pregnancy duration determined by ultrasound verification within the 20th week);
  • At least two US examinations at the presentation for confirmation and for the diagnosis of persistent oligohydramnios;
  • Follow up ultrasound examinations weekly in both groups.

Exclusion

  • 1\. pPROM; 2. Fetal structural anomaly detected at prenatal ultrasonography, or fetal chromosomal abnormalities involving autosomes; 3. Symptoms referring incomplete abortion before 24 weeks of gestation; 4. Maternal contraindications to intervention or prolongation of pregnancy, including severe medical conditions in pregnancy that make the intervention riskful; 5. No active premature labor (shortened cervix \<15 mm, \<3 cm of cervical dilatation; \>6/hour uterine contractions) after 24 weeks of gestation; 6. Cervical cerclage in place; 7. Clear signs of maternal or fetal infection (2 or more of the following: maternal tachycardia \>100/min, maternal temperature \>38°C, maternal white blood count cells (WBC) \>15,000/ml, maternal C-reactive protein (CRP) \>20 mg/l, uterine tenderness, foul-smelling vaginal discharge, fetal tachycardia \>160 bpm); 8. Suspicion of placental abruption (uterine tenderness and bleeding episodes); 9. Previous invasive procedure in the pregnancy; 10. Fetal condition mandating immediate delivery; 11. Severe bleeding at present; 12. Maternal HIV and HBV/HCV infection; 13. Multiple gestation.
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Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01258725

Start Date

January 1 2011

End Date

December 1 2012

Last Update

December 13 2010

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University of Szeged, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Szeged, Hungary, H-6725