Macroscopic Deciduosis in Pregnancy is Finally a Common Entity

Completed

• Conditions: Deciduitis; Complicating Pregnancy

• Registration Number: NCT03357783
• Lead Sponsor: Hôpital NOVO

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of macroscopic deciduosis found randomly in Cesarean sections and the secondary objective to determine the association with any obstetrical complications or adverse effects.

Detailed Description

Ectopic decidua or deciduosis is defined as the extrauterine location of decidual tissue and can occur in the cervix, vagina and various abdominal organs like the ovary omentum, appendix, peritoneum, the pelvic lymph nodes. Other rare sites with deciduosis include the kidneys , the lungs and even the skin . Decidualization is a physiologic process during pregnancy, under the influence of ovarian and placental steroid secretion, with total involution in the four to six week post partum period.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-08-01
• Primary Completion: 2014-02-01
• Study Completion: 2014-02-01
• Study First Submitted: 2017-11-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-11-29
• Study First Posted: 2017-11-30
• Status Verified: 2019-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-07-26
• Last Update Posted: 2019-07-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 31

Inclusion Criteria

• All cesarean section

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients refusing to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
All cases of cesarean section.	During cesarean section.	The purpose of this study is to measure the number of participants who developed macroscopic decidosis in caesareans.