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Interest of sFlt1/PlGF Ratio at Obstetric Emergencies

Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Suspected Placental Dysfunction, Ruled Out
Pregnancy Complications
Pre-Eclampsia
Registration Number
NCT04170660
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Creteil
Brief Summary

In patients with suspected placental vascular disease who do not require hospitalization, the use of the sFlt-1 (Soluble FMS like tyrosin-kinase-1)/PlGF (Placental Growth Factor)/ assay can most likely help teams to define the best possible management.

Detailed Description

Preeclampsia is a serious obstetric condition, affecting 2 to 5% of pregnancies and associated with maternal hypertension and renal dysfunction. It is a constant concern of obstetrical teams in the pre and post partum period. In case of diagnosis in the emergency unit, patients are usually hospitalized. However, in the case of a diagnosis of preeclampsia has been invalidated, but in presence of isolated or frustrated clinical functional signs, in the case of a history of placental vascular pathology, obstetric teams implement surveillance strategies that are binding on the patients.

The sFlt-1/ PlGF assay has a high negative predictive value for the coming week.

The use in clinical practice of these two biomarkers in the indication of negative prediction at one week could help teams in their management but the interest of this use needs to be evaluated.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age ≥ 18 years old
  • Pregnant patients term ≥ at 24 weeks of amenorrhoea (SA),
  • Management in obstetrical emergencies and at the Centre Hopsitalier Intercommunal (CHI) de Créteil functional exploration center, with prescription of a vascular-renal check-up (BVR) ((proteinuria/creatinuria ratio, blood count, platelets, blood ionogram, creatinemia, transaminases (ASAT, ALAT), haptoglobulinemia, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), TP).
  • Presenting either one of the following isolated or associated clinical parameters:
  • HyperTension
  • urinary tape proteinuria
  • functional signs of hypertension (headaches, phosphenes, accouphènes)
  • live osteotendinous reflexes
  • epigastric pains
  • weight gain, lower limb edema, facial edema
  • oliguria
  • vomiting
  • or one of the following isolated or associated ultrasound parameters:
  • fetal hypotrophy, fetal growth deflection
  • fetal Doppler abnormalities (umbilical Doppler, cerebral Doppler)
  • ooligo-anamnios with intact membranes
  • patient who has been informed and has given her oral non-opposition
Exclusion Criteria
  • Diagnosis of preeclampsia
  • Refusal of the patient
  • Patient whose symptomatology (clinical or paraclinical) leads to a decision to be hospitalized
  • Age < 18 years old
  • Non-affiliation to the general social security system

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Reconvening period in patients with an sFlt1 (Soluble FMS like tyrosin-kinase-1)/PlGF (Placental Growth Factor) ratio <38 (day)trough participation period, an average of 4 months

At the end of pregnancy, calculation of the average time between the 1st consultation and the 1st reconvening in patients with an sFlt1/PlGF ratio \<38, unknown during pregnancy, to determine if consultations could have been avoided.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
reconvening period in patients with an sFlt1/PlGF ratio between 38 and 85 (day)trough participation period, an average of 4 months

rate of reconvening

reconvening period in patients with an sFlt1/PlGF ratio superior to 85 (day)trough participation period, an average of 4 months

rate of reconvening

blood pressure (mmHg)trough participation period, an average of 4 months

Blood pressure higher than 140/90 mm Hg

number of patients with functional signs of hypertensiontrough participation period, an average of 4 months

phosphenes, accouphens, headaches, epigastric bar, edema

number of patient with abnormal vascular and renal blood teststrough participation period, an average of 4 months

platelets, transaminase, uric acid, ionogram

proteinuria (mg/mmol)trough participation period, an average of 4 months

urine protein-creatinine (P/C) ratio, mg/mmol

Intra Uterine growth restriction (IUGR)trough participation period, an average of 4 months

estimate foetal weight \< 10 percentile or \< 5 percentile

fetal echographytrough participation period, an average of 4 months

umbilical and/or cerebral doppler

term of delivery (weeks of gestation)at birth

Analysis of term delivery with stratification by sFlt-1/PlGF ratio

fetal weight at birth (g)at birth

Analysis of fetal weight with stratification by sFlt-1/PlGF ratio

number of hospitalized new bornat birth

Analysis of number of hospitalized new born with stratification by sFlt-1/PlGF ratio

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil

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Créteil, France

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