Status:
COMPLETED
Microarray Expression Profiling to Identify Stereotypic mRNA Profiles in Human Parturition
Lead Sponsor:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Conditions:
Preterm Birth
Premature Rupture of Membranes
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
The understanding of the biological mechanisms underlying preterm birth is very limited, making prevention of preterm birth difficult. The incidence of preterm birth worldwide varies between 6%-11% in...
Detailed Description
The understanding of the biological mechanisms underlying preterm birth is very limited, making prevention of preterm birth difficult. The incidence of preterm birth worldwide varies between 6%-11% in...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Consecutive patients admitted with the following diagnoses from four different ethnic groups (Hispanic, African American, Asian, and Caucasian):
- Preterm labor with intact membranes and with
- acute inflammation;
- chronic villitis;
- vascular pathology;
- no identifiable lesions.
- Preterm delivery without labor because of the following reasons:
- pre-eclampsia;
- abruptio placentae;
- fetal anomalies;
- Other complications (e.g. automobile accidents) that necessitate immediate delivery.
- PROM leading to preterm delivery and with
- acute inflammation;
- chronic villitis;
- vascular pathology;
- no identifiable lesions.
- Term delivery without labor and no identifiable lesions.
- Term delivery in spontaneous labor and no identifiable lesions.
- Term delivery with chorioamnionitis.
- Term delivery with failed labor leading to ceasarean section.
- EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Refusal of written informed consent
- Fetal or maternal conditions mandating immediate delivery (i.e. fetal distress, significant hemorrhage, etc.)
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 21 1999
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 5 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
6838 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00342277
Start Date
December 21 1999
End Date
May 5 2016
Last Update
February 24 2023
Active Locations (4)
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1
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201
2
Sotero del Rio Hospital
Puente Alto, Chile
3
Padova Hospital
Padua, Italy
4
Seoul National University
Seoul, South Korea