Alcohol Use During Pregnancy in Finland According to Meconium Samples

• Conditions: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

• Registration Number: NCT04918043
• Lead Sponsor: Hanna Kahila

Brief Summary

Meconium samples are collected anonymously from newborns in Helsinki University Hospital maternity ward. The study tries to to find how many women continue to use alcohol during the second half of the pregnancy. Meconium samples are tested for ethylglucuronide (EtG), a metabolite of ethanol, that accumulates in the meconium. Altogether 1000 samples are taken. The sample results are compared to anonymously answered questionnaire about alcohol use.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2021-05
• Study First Submitted: 2021-05-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-05-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-05-30
• Study Start: 2021-06-01
• Study First Posted: 2021-06-08
• Last Update Posted: 2021-06-08
• Primary Completion: 2021-08-30
• Study Completion: 2021-08-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1000

Inclusion Criteria

• newborn baby

Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
EtG	Once	The meconium samples from newborns are tested for ethyl glucuronide using LC-MS/MS mass spectrometry.