Does a Relationship Exist Between Fetal Hiccups and Computerised Cardiotocography Parameters?

Completed

• Conditions: Fetal Conditions; Fetal Movement Disorder
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring through computerized cardiotocography (cCTG) analysis antepartum

• Registration Number: NCT04366076
• Lead Sponsor: University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-04-01
• Status Verified: 2020-04
• Primary Completion: 2020-04-20
• Study Completion: 2020-04-20
• Study First Submitted: 2020-04-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-04-25
• Study First Posted: 2020-04-28
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-04-30
• Last Update Posted: 2020-05-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 55

Inclusion Criteria

• physiological nonlaboring term singleton pregnancies

Exclusion Criteria

• . Gestations complicated by fetal malformations, stillbirth, preterm deliveries or patients with missing data were excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
nonlaboring term singleton pregnancies	Fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring through computerized cardiotocography (cCTG) analysis antepartum	A total of 51 nonlaboring term singleton pregnancies were enrolled.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome was the correlation between the fetal hiccups and antepartum computerised cardiotocography parameters, in nonlaboring term singleton pregnancies.	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)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Università degli studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"- OB & Gyn -; 🇮🇹 Napoli, Italia, Italy