Congenital Malformations Clinical Trial
— LCMOfficial title:
Palliative Therapy For Lethal Congenital Malformations: An Islamic Perspective
To prove that palliative therapy can be practised for congenital lethal malformations within
the Islamic Code of Ethics.
After defining lethal malformation no respiratory support is offered and newborns are
provided with compassionate care.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 25958 |
Est. completion date | December 2005 |
Est. primary completion date | December 2005 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | N/A to 1 Hour |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria:All babies with abnormal fetal ultrasounds - Exclusion Criteria: Normal babies who die in the neonatal period because of other causes not associated with lethal malformations |
Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective
Country | Name | City | State |
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Saudi Arabia | Security Forces Hospital | Riyadh | Central |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Security Forces Hospital |
Saudi Arabia,
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Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Effective Palliative therapy in lethal malformations | Provide palliative care only to those babies born with lethal congenital malformations in the form of oxygen and feeding | Time of death in days for a baby with lethal malformation | No |
Secondary | Survival of babies with lethal malformations | Record of the time of survival for each group of lethal malformations | Time of survival in hours or days | No |
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