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Maternal Opthalmic blood flow is used as a predictor of severe pregnancy induced hypertension.

Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Unspecified pre-eclampsia,
Registration Number
CTRI/2024/03/064446
Lead Sponsor
Sagarika N Swamyself
Brief Summary

**Objective of the study****To examine the potential value of maternal ophthalmic artery Doppler at19 to 23 weeks**

**1.1** **Introduction and Need for the study:**

 â€¢      The prevalence of pre-eclampsia 8-10% which is responsiblefor maternal and perinatal

morbidityand mortality, therefore early prediction will help in reducing the morbidityand

mortality

•      The ophthalmic artery which is the first branch of internal carotid artery which is

in turn abranch of  common carotid artery ,theleft common carotid arises from the arch of

aorta andright common carotid arises from the brachiocephalic trunk, therefore theblood

pressurechanges are reflected earlier on these branches of which ophthalmic arteryis

easily accessible vessel for Dopplerassessment.

•      In women with pre-eclampsia ,compared with normotensivepregnant women

,there isdecrease in impedence to flow and increase in the flow

velocitywaveforms from the ophthalmic arteries.

**Need for the study**

•      There are many studies have reported that ophthalmic arteryDoppler has been a useful biomarker for prediction of Pre-Eclampsia.

•      However the period of gestation was not defined as thestudies were done on three different groups with different period of gestation.Therefore further studies are required to be done on larger population under adefined range of gestational age.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Not Yet Recruiting
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
41
Inclusion Criteria

1.singleton live gestation 2.Gestational age between 19 to 23+0 weeks 3.After obtaining informed written consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Chronic hypertensive and gestational hypertension 2.Diagnosed congenital anomalies 3.Known case of Cardiac diseases 4.Known case of thromboembolic disorders on T.Ecospirin 5.Ocular conditions like infections,trauma ,tumors.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To examine the potential value of opthalmic artery Doppler at 19 to 23weeksTo examine the potential value of opthalmic artery Doppler at 19 to 23weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To reduce the maternal morbidity and decide the plan of management19 to 23 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Jawaharlal Nehru medical college

🇮🇳

Belgaum, KARNATAKA, India

Jawaharlal Nehru medical college
🇮🇳Belgaum, KARNATAKA, India
Dr Sagarika N Swamy
Principal investigator
7975534671
drsgnarayanaswamy@gmail.com

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