Comparison Between Fetal Thigh Soft Tissue Versus Hadlock's Formula in Estimation of Fetal Weight by Ultrasound
- Conditions
- Estimation of Fetal Weight
- Interventions
- Diagnostic Test: Ultrasound
- Registration Number
- NCT03459989
- Lead Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
- Brief Summary
We are going to do 2d ultrasound to compare between hadlock's formula and thigh soft tissue formula in expecting the after birth fetal weight and to find which of these formulas to be more accurate
- Detailed Description
We are going to do 2d ultrasound to 200 pregnant women between 38 weeks to 40 weeks singleton pregnancy in Ain Shams University Maternity Hospital to measure the expected fetal weight by hadlock's formula and thigh soft tissue formula and then we are going to measure the actual fetal weight after birth of these 200 fetuses and to find out which formula to be more accurate in estimation of fetal weight
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
- Gestational age 38 - 40 wks
- Singleton uncomplicated pregnancies
- Normal amniotic fluid volume
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Exclusion Criteria
Women with one of the following conditions:
- Fetuses with congenital anomalies,
- The biometric measurements of those, which were unable to ascertain due to reasons like deeply engaged head, very thick abdominal wall etc.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description pregnant women Ultrasound we will measure expected fetal weight by ultrasound by hadlock's formula and thigh soft tissue for each pregnant woman
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Fetal weight 38 weeks to 40 weeks of gestation hadlock's 4th formula and thigh soft tissue formula
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Ain Shams Universitiy
🇪🇬Cairo, Egypt