Status:

COMPLETED

Glucocorticoid Administration After Traumatic Birth

Lead Sponsor:

University of Michigan

Conditions:

Traumatic Birth

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

This study has two components, an observational and a trial component. The observational part is being done to screen for postpartum posttraumatic stress disorder by collecting mental health assessmen...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria (for observation and hydrocortisone treatment groups):
  • Screening positive for PTSD Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 Criteria A (felt a threat to life or injury to self or neonate)
  • Postpartum hemorrhage or emergency cesarean delivery
  • Owner of a smart phone or email account
  • Exclusion Criteria (for observation and hydrocortisone treatment groups):
  • Active uncontrolled psychological disturbances identified by current psychiatric admission
  • Psychiatric consult during admission, or need for hospital appointed sitter during admission
  • Non-English speakers requiring a translator
  • Current corticosteroid use or corticosteroid use during the study period (including betamethasone for promoting fetal lung maturity)
  • Cognitive impairment identified by medical chart review or patients requiring a legal guardian for medical decision making
  • Exclusion Criteria: (additional criteria for participants that will receive hydrocortisone)
  • Self-reported hypersensitivity to hydrocortisone
  • Inability to consent patient and administer study drug within 12 hours of a traumatic event
  • Weight \< 45 kilograms (kg) or \>120kg
  • Subjects with systemic active infections (e.g. viral, bacterial, fungal, protozoan, or helminthic)
  • Subjects with uncontrolled hypertension, renal insufficiency, or decompensated congestive heart failure
  • Subjects with inflammatory bowel disease
  • Subjects with active or latent peptic ulcers

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 21 2021

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    November 3 2022

    Estimated Enrollment :

    133 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04852458

    Start Date

    May 21 2021

    End Date

    November 3 2022

    Last Update

    November 9 2022

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    Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109