Does subcutaneous fat measured at 18­20 weeks predict difficulty inserting an epidural or adverse pregnancy  outcomes?

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pregnancy; Adiposity measured by subcutaneous fat; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Fetal medicine and complications of pregnancy; Anaesthesiology - Other anaesthesiology

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000018516
• Lead Sponsor: The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

Brief Summary

Maternal abdominal SCFT and BMI were both significantly associated with cesarean delivery and other outcomes. More research is needed to define the strengths of maternal SCFT in predicting pregnancy outcomes. Booking BMI had a stronger relationship with skin-to-epidural space distance at delivery than SCFT, explaining 47% of the variation in the skin-to-epidural distance.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-01-15
• Study Completion: 2018-06-13
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 997

Inclusion Criteria

All participants must be pregnant (pregnancy is the health condition required for eligibility)
For part 1: all women presenting to the RBWH for an 18-22 week scan and do not opt-out.
For part 2: Women booked for elective caesarean section (Category 4);
women who have had a SCF measurement taken at the RBWH on their 18-22 week USS; women who are reasonably expected to have regional anaesthesia for their caesarean section.

Exclusion Criteria

Part 1: For the purposes of analysis exclusion criteria will be: referral to the alcohol and drugs service for significant drug or alcohol use; failure to attend at least one antenatal appointment.
Part 2: Participants who do not have regional anaesthesia, or have an emergency caesarean section (category 1,2,3).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified