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Fetal Heart Rate Changes and Labor Neuraxial Analgesia: a Machine Learning Approach

Completed
Conditions
Fetal Bradycardia
Registration Number
NCT05399979
Lead Sponsor
Augusta University
Brief Summary

This study aims to perform statistical inference and prediction of changes in fetal heart rate during active labor in healthy pregnant women by comparing three different machine learning methods

Detailed Description

Purpose: This study aims to perform statistical inference and prediction of changes in fetal heart rate during active labor in healthy pregnant women by comparing three different machine learning methods. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 1077 healthy laboring parturients receiving neuraxial analgesia was conducted. We compared a principal components regression model with treebased random forest, ridge regression, multiple regression, a general additive model, and elastic net in terms of prediction accuracy and interpretability for inference purposes.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
1077
Inclusion Criteria
  • Older than 18 years
  • Pregnancy requiring labor analgesia
  • Active labor
  • Request of neuraxial analgesia per patient and/or obstetrician
  • Received combined spinal-epidural technique
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Uterine tachysystole before neuraxial analgesia.
  • Baseline blood pressure <90/60 mmHg.
  • Third trimester hemorrhage
  • Eclampsia
  • Allergies to local anesthetics or fentanyl.
  • Maternal fever.
  • Pruritus before performance of neuraxial analgesia
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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
fetal bradycardia15 minutes

fetal heart rate under 120 lpm for more than 10 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Augusta University Medical Center

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Augusta, Georgia, United States

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