Status:
COMPLETED
Cross Sectional Area of Umbilical Cord Versus Hadlock's Formula in Prediction of Neonatal Birth Weight
Lead Sponsor:
Ain Shams University
Conditions:
Birth Weight
Fetal Body Weight
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-35 years
Brief Summary
Ultrasound measurement of cross sectional area of umbilical cord might offer advantage over Hadlock's formula for accurate estimation of actual birth weight at term gestation leading to prevention of ...
Detailed Description
Umbilical cord is a vital structure of maternal-fetal life that can be used to evaluate pregnancy outcomes. In the past, sonographic investigations of the umbilical cord were limited to identification...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Pregnant women with:
- Age: 18-35 years.
- Singleton living fetus.
- Term gestation (37wks\_ 41wks+6days). (Spong , 2013).
- Admitted at labor room or prepared for caesarean section
Exclusion
- o Intrauterine Dead fetus (IUFD).
- Structurally malformed fetus or umbilical cord (single umbilical artery; SUA).
- Multiple pregnancies.
- Oligohydraminos (AFI \< 5cm or DVP \<2 cm) or polyhydraminos (AFI \> 25 cm or DVP \> 8 cm) (Morteza et al., 2018).
- Uterine fibroid.
- Abnormal Doppler flowmetry of umbilical artery.
- Maternal diseases (Diabetes mellitus, Hypertensive disorders, renal diseases, Ischemic heart diseases), history of drug intake (Antihypertensive, antiepileptic, oral hypoglycemic drugs).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 15 2021
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 15 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
220 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05362175
Start Date
July 15 2021
End Date
April 15 2022
Last Update
May 5 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Ain Shams university
Cairo, Egypt, 11511