Can adding watermelon to the diet of hyperemesis gravidarum patients help to maintain their hydration status after hospital discharge and increase their body weight?

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: hyperemesis gravidarum; Pregnancy and Childbirth; Excessive vomiting in pregnancy

• Registration Number: ISRCTN96125404
• Lead Sponsor: niversity Malaya Medical Centre

Brief Summary

2023 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-05771-7 (added 19/06/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-05-24
• Study Completion: 2019-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 4 July 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 128

Inclusion Criteria

1. Admitted with a diagnosis of HG.
2. Confirmed clinical pregnancy (at least a positive pregnancy test if an intra-uterine gestational sac is not yet visible on ultrasound).
3. Gestation less than 16 weeks.
4. Age 18 years old and above.
5. First admission in current pregnancy for HG.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Confirmed non-viable pregnancy.
2. Allergy or intolerance to watermelon.
3. Aversion to watermelon.
4. Multiple gestations.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in body weight in 1st week and 2nd week after hospital discharge compared to body weight at discharge.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Poor appetite evaluated by using Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire (SNAQ) score at 1 week and 2 weeks after hospital discharge<br> 2. Pregnancy-Unique Quantification of Emesis (PUQE) score 1 week and 2 weeks after discharge.<br>