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NCT number NCT00970151
Other study ID # HR # 15251
Secondary ID 6-FY06-311
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received February 19, 2008
Last updated October 9, 2009
Start date June 2005
Est. completion date August 2009

Study information

Verified date October 2009
Source Medical University of South Carolina
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United States: Institutional Review Board
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The hypothesis of this study is that maternal and fetal biologic variation in the balance between pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory mediators can be measured by currently available techniques. In addition, the investigators hypothesize that a pro-inflammatory maternal phenotype increases the risk of fetal exposure to intrauterine hyperthemia and inflammatory cytokines; and that intrapartum events, especially known risk factors for fever at term such as epidural analgesia and prolonged rupture of membranes, may interact with underlying maternal factors to increase fetal exposure to inflammatory cytokines.

This experiment aims to establish the first large-scale cohort to evaluate biomarkers for maternal and fetal inflammation in term pregnancy and to elucidate the relative antepartum and intrapartum contributions to fetal inflammation.


Description:

It has been demonstrated that intrapartum fever >100.4 degrees Fahrenheit is associated with increased maternal and fetal levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) at delivery. Maternal and fetal IL-6 levels are highly correlated, and placental transport of cytokines has been demonstrated. While intrapartum fever is traditionally attributed to acquired infection (chorioamnionitis), our data indicate that the maternal inflammatory balance assessed prior to the onset of labor may be a significant determinant of subsequent intrapartum fever. The increased risk of neonatal brain injury may be cytokine mediated or may, in part, be secondary to increased vulnerability to hypoxic injury in the setting of elevated fetal brain temperature.

The baseline prevalence of intrapartum fever at term is 1-5%. Factors associated with an increased risk of intrapartum fever include maternal age, nulliparity (75%), Hispanic race, induction and longer labor. However, in recent years, the most potent risk factor for intrapartum fever has clearly been epidural analgesia - which is selected for intrapartum pain relief by the majority of mothers in the US especially in the first, most painful birth. We have demonstrated that the risk of fever after epidural analgesia increases with increasing duration of epidural analgesia - therefore, the risk of fever after epidural analgesia is largely confined to nulliparous women. Multiparous women deliver shortly after the onset of active labor, resulting in a short duration of exposure to epidural analgesia, and are not at increased risk. Randomized studies demonstrate that the independent contribution of epidural analgesia to intrapartum fever risk is 3 to 7-fold. Rates of intrapartum fever >100.4 degrees Fahrenheit in nulliparas with epidural analgesia range from 14.5% to 33%. Rates at the upper end of this range are observed in large, public hospitals with primarily Hispanic populations. Conversely, lower rates are observed at private hospitals with primarily Caucasian populations.

This study will make observations based upon:

1. 10 mL of blood drawn the day of enrollment

2. 10 mL of blood drawn upon admission to Labor and Delivery

3. A sample of spinal fluid if a spinal epidural is chosen by the patient

4. Blood collected from the placenta and umbilical cord

In addition, the mother's temperature will be taken every hour during labor.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 618
Est. completion date August 2009
Est. primary completion date August 2009
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender Female
Age group 14 Years to 48 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Nulliparity

- Singleton gestation

- Full term (>37 weeks) pregnancy

- Vertex presentation

- Candidate for trial of labor

- Ability to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Multiple gestation

- Autoimmune Disease

- Treatment with anti-inflammatory agents during pregnancy

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Locations

Country Name City State
United States Medical Univeristy of South Carolina Charleston South Carolina

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Medical University of South Carolina March of Dimes

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Fetal exposure to inflammation as assessed by cord cytokine levels During birth Yes
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