Status:
COMPLETED
Routine Versus Selective Midtrimester Ultrasound in a Poorly Resourced Setting: a Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial
Lead Sponsor:
University of Johannesburg
Conditions:
Fetal Congenital Abnormalities
Prolonged Pregnancy
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
It is debatable whether routine ultrasound scanning of pregnancies at about 20 weeks of pregnancy has substantive benefits for mothers and babies. Few studies have addressed this issue in poorly resou...
Detailed Description
Routine ultrasound scanning in the second trimester of pregnancy has few substantive benefits, according to the results of number of randomised trials, mostly performed in industrialised countries. Wh...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Pregnancy, 24 weeks pregnant or less, willing to participate
Exclusion
- High risk pregnancy condition, e.g. poor past obstetric history, hypertensive disease, previous caesarean section
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2002
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
May 1 2004
Estimated Enrollment :
900 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00204139
Start Date
June 1 2002
End Date
May 1 2004
Last Update
September 20 2005
Active Locations (1)
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University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, 2000