Status:
UNKNOWN
Capturing Early Events in Human Parturition
Lead Sponsor:
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Conditions:
Parturition; Precipitate
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Brief Summary
This is a prospective observational study on normal singleton pregnant women who have no sign of labor at 40 weeks of gestation or pregnant women who admitted to hospital for any sign of labor at term...
Detailed Description
The mechanisms that instigate human parturition have not been completely understood, though hypotheses such as 'functional progesterone withdrawal' and inflammatory signaling have been proposed. Resea...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Healthy women who are carrying a healthy singleton pregnancy, but have not yet gone to labor at 40 weeks of gestation or who are at term and admitted to hospital for any sign of labor are invited to join the study.
Exclusion
- Any obstetric contraindications for undergoing labor or vaginal delivery (e.g. placenta previa, cephalo-pelvic disproportion, macrosomia, previous classical cesarean section or uterine tear, etc).
- Any maternal or fetal complications that require immediate or early delivery (e.g. pre-eclampsia, abruption placenta, fetal distress, rupture of membranes, in utero death, etc).
- Any maternal or fetal complications that make vaginal birth an unfavorable choice (e.g. fetal growth restriction, fetal compromise or distress, etc).
- Any conditions that are known to affect the onset of labor (e.g. anencephaly).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2016
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
500 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04411745
Start Date
December 1 2016
End Date
December 31 2024
Last Update
March 7 2023
Active Locations (1)
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin, Hong Kong