Low Birth Weight Fetuses With Caffeine Use

Low; Birthweight, Extremely (999 Grams or Less) Clinical Trial

Official title:

Association of Low Birth Weight Fetuses With Caffeine Use

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03757780
• Other study ID #: low birth weight
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: November 30, 2018
• Est. completion date: February 15, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: January 2019
• Source: Aljazeera Hospital
• Contact: Mahmoud Alalfy
• Phone: 01002611058
• Email: mahmoudalalfy[@]ymail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Globally, it has been estimated that 15.5% of all infantsare born low birth weight, defined as birthweight less than 2,500 g .

Description:

Low birth weight is not only associated with neonatal mortality and morbidity.

but also with a higher risk of chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in adult life

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 500
• Est. completion date: February 15, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: February 1, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 40 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age group: 18-40

• Pregnant females attending regular post-natal care visits

Exclusion Criteria:

• • Female patients with other acute or chronic illness

• Cardiovascular disease

• Neoplasms

• Current diabetes mellitus, pregnancy induced diabetes

• Renal impairment (serum creatinine 120 mol/liter), and hypertension (blood pressure 140/85 mm Hg).

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Birth Weight
• Low; Birthweight, Extremely (999 Grams or Less)

Intervention

Other:
• Questionaire
A questionaire will be made to pregnant ladies who take caffeine during pregnancy

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Algazeerah and Kasralainy hospital	Giza

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Aljazeera Hospital	Kasr El Aini Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The number of pregnant ladies who will have low birth weight babies	Mothers who will give birth to low birth weight infants	within 2 months