The Impact of Obesity on Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes

• Conditions: Obesity

• Registration Number: NCT03251833
• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University

Brief Summary

Body Mass Index is an index that is commonly used to classify underweight, overweight and obesity in adults. It is defined as the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.The growing epidemic of obesity in our society has become a major public health issue where the proportion of overweight and obese among women aged 15-59 have increased from 68 percent in 2008 to 76 percent in 2015

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-08-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-08-14
• Study First Posted: 2017-08-16
• Study Start: 2018-03-04
• Status Verified: 2018-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-06-26
• Last Update Posted: 2018-06-27
• Primary Completion: 2018-10
• Study Completion: 2018-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 2000

Inclusion Criteria

• pregnant women
• single fetus
• gestational age >28weeks

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Exclusion Criteria

• patient refusal
• multifetal pregnancy
• Medical illness prior to pregnancy.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The incidence of preeclampsia in both groups	24 hours	The number of women who develop hypertension with proteinuria in pregnancy

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Assiut Faculty of Medicine; 🇪🇬 Assiut, Egypt