COntinuous fetal heart rate Monitoring using non-invasive Fetal electrocardiographY 2 (COMFY 2)
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- stillbirthReproductive Health and Childbirth - Fetal medicine and complications of pregnancy
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12621001260819
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Melbourne
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 510
Inclusion Criteria
We will recruit women from 24 weeks gestation to term with a singleton or twin pregnancy
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with an intellectual or mental impairment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary objective of this study is to assess the accuracy of our portable fetal ECG device against the CTG. [We will recruit women at various gestations in their pregnancy (24 weeks or more) and obtain a recording of the fetal heart activity and uterine activity during their CTG study.];Assess the length of time that a fetal ECG is detected over a 24 hour period. [24 hour time frame];Examine the accuracy of our fetal ECG device over 24 hours compared to the Monica Fetal Monitoring device over 24 hours. [24 hours for our fetal ECG device and 24 hours for the Monica. ]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The secondary objective will be to examine the accuracy of our fetal ECG over a range of gestational ages. [This will be done on all participants at gestations from 24 weeks to term and collected immediately.];We will assess the acceptability of a wearable fetal ECG device before and after the study using a questionnaire. the questionnaire has been developed specifically for this study. [This will occur immediately on recruitment to the study]