Status:

COMPLETED

Clinical Trial of Behavioral Modification to Prevent Congenital Cytomegalovirus

Lead Sponsor:

Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island

Collaborating Sponsors:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Conditions:

Cytomegalovirus Infections

Pregnancy

Eligibility:

FEMALE

14-45 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to develop a brief screening and behavioral intervention for the prevention of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) that will both be acceptable to clinic staff and feasible t...

Detailed Description

The study is a randomized single-masked clinical trial of behavioral intervention versus standard care of pregnant women lacking evidence of acute CMV infection that have consented to be screened as p...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Pregnant women lacking evidence of acute CMV infection is defined as one of the following: A negative IgM antibody (\<1.00 Index) and negative IgG antibody (\<6.0 AU/ml) or A negative IgM antibody (\<1.00 Index) and positive IgG antibody (≥6.0 AU/ml)
  • Gestational age during CMV screening will be no later than 20 weeks based on clinical information and evaluation of the earliest ultrasound.
  • Enrollment will occur no later than 20 weeks' gestation.
  • Singleton pregnancy. A twin pregnancy reduced to singleton (either spontaneously or therapeutically) before 20 weeks' by project gestational age is acceptable.
  • English and Spanish-speaking women of any age will be offered enrollment

Exclusion

  • Planned termination of pregnancy
  • Women with a previous child with congenital CMV
  • Intention of leaving the prenatal practice
  • Known major fetal anomalies or demise
  • Multiple gestation
  • Known HIV infection
  • Primary CMV infection, as determined by a positive IgM antibody, a positive IgG antibody and low IgG avidity or positive IgM antibody and negative IgG antibody
  • An old and a recent CMV infection, as determined by a positive IgM antibody, positive IgG antibody and high IgG avidity.
  • Non-Spanish or English speaking

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

223 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01819519

Start Date

March 1 2013

End Date

March 1 2015

Last Update

June 3 2015

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Women and Infants Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02905