Does a Relationship Exist Between Fetal Hiccups and Computerised Cardiotocography Parameters?

Fetal Conditions Clinical Trial

Official title:

Does a Relationship Exist Between Fetal Hiccups and Computerised Cardiotocography Parameters?

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04366076
• Other study ID #: 002
• Status: Completed
• Start date: April 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: April 20, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: April 2020
• Source: University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

BACKGROUND: The physiological function of fetal hiccups and its correlation with fetal well-being is unexplored. No previous study examines the correlation between the maternal perception of the fetal hiccups and the antepartum cardiotocography.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the correlation between the fetal hiccups and antepartum computerised cardiotocography parameters, in nonlaboring term singleton pregnancies.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 55
• Est. completion date: April 20, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: April 20, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 48 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• physiological nonlaboring term singleton pregnancies

Exclusion Criteria:

• . Gestations complicated by fetal malformations, stillbirth, preterm deliveries or patients with missing data were excluded.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fetal Conditions
• Fetal Movement Disorder
• Hiccup
• Movement Disorders

Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
• Fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring through computerized cardiotocography (cCTG) analysis antepartum
The investigator conducted antepartum surveillance through computerized cardiotocography (cCTG) analysis antepartum. This is a non-invasive method to study fetal well being. For each patient, a cCTG was attended using a computerized cardiotocography machine. External cCTG was practised for no less than 20 min (max 60 min), two transducers were fixed on the maternal abdomen: one above the fetal heart level and the other at the uterine fundus

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Italy	Università degli studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"- OB & Gyn -	Napoli	Italia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Italy, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The primary outcome was the correlation between the fetal hiccups and antepartum computerised cardiotocography parameters, in nonlaboring term singleton pregnancies.	antepartum computerised cardiotocography parameters are the baseline fetal heart rate (Basal FHR), accelerations and decelerations, long-term FHR variation (LTV), short-term FHR variation (STV), episodes of high/low FHR variation and number of fetal movements for an hour (FM)	pre-intervention