Randomised trial of rapid outpatient rehydration versus hospital admission for hyperemesis gravidarum
Completed
- Conditions
- Hyperemesis gravidarumPregnancy and ChildbirthExcessive vomiting in pregnancy
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN47846769
- Lead Sponsor
- St George's Healthcare NHS Trust (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
All pregnant women up to 20 weeks gestation referred to the Acute Gynaecology Unit with persistent vomiting and at least 1+ ketonuria.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Women greater than 20 weeks gestation
2. Women with another medical condition manifesting as nausea and vomiting such as urinary tract infection (UTI)
3. Type 1 or 2 diabetes
4. Potassium less than 3.2 mmol/l
5. Sodium less than 130 mmol/l
6. Abnormal liver function tests (associated with increased severity of HG)
7. Abnormal thyroid function tests (associated with increased severity of HG)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method