The effect ofantenatal intramuscular adminestration of two doses of betamethasone every 12 hours on acute pulmonary complications in preterm infants bor

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• Conditions: Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal period.; Hyaline membrane disease; Respirator

• Registration Number: IRCT2015120415634N2
• Lead Sponsor: Imam Hossein Hospital ; Preventive Gynecology Research Center

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 156

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy women pregnant with singleton pregnancies and premature rupture of membranes at gestational age 26 to 34 weeks without the need for an immediate termination of pregnancy .
Exclusion criteria: Presence of any increased blood pressure; diabetes ; chorioamnionitis ; intrauterine growth retardation; fetal anomaly; fetal distress ; steroid use by mother and any disease that corticosteroids use are contraindicated'.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Occurrence of Respiratory distress of newborn. Timepoint: First seven days of the neonatal period. Method of measurement: questionnaire.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
APGAR. Timepoint: The first and fifth minutes after birth. Method of measurement: questionnaire.