Does a Relationship Exist Between Fetal Hiccups and Computerised Cardiotocography Parameters?
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 55
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- The primary outcome was the correlation between the fetal hiccups and antepartum computerised cardiotocography parameters, in nonlaboring term singleton pregnancies.
Study Overview
Brief Summary
BACKGROUND: The physiological function of fetal hiccups and its correlation with fetal well-being is unexplored. No previous study examines the correlation between the maternal perception of the fetal hiccups and the antepartum cardiotocography.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the correlation between the fetal hiccups and antepartum computerised cardiotocography parameters, in nonlaboring term singleton pregnancies.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Cohort
- Time Perspective
- Prospective
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 48 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •physiological nonlaboring term singleton pregnancies
Exclusion Criteria
- •. Gestations complicated by fetal malformations, stillbirth, preterm deliveries or patients with missing data were excluded.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
The primary outcome was the correlation between the fetal hiccups and antepartum computerised cardiotocography parameters, in nonlaboring term singleton pregnancies.
Time Frame: pre-intervention
antepartum computerised cardiotocography parameters are the baseline fetal heart rate (Basal FHR), accelerations and decelerations, long-term FHR variation (LTV), short-term FHR variation (STV), episodes of high/low FHR variation and number of fetal movements for an hour (FM)
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Marco La Verde
MD, research , gynecology and obstetrics, Principal Investigator
University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"