Fetal Growth Restriction a Case Control Study

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexFemale
Age19+
SponsorNational University of Malaysia

About this trial

The study aims to investigate the responsible factors that leads to idiopathic fetal growth restriction.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

singleton

dated pregnancy

Disqualifiers

fetus with structural or chromosomal anomaly

receive treatments such as aspirin, progestogen, low molecular weight heparin

has pre-existing medical disorders such as autoimmune disease, hypertension, diabetes

smoking

Trial population

Women diagnosed to have fetal growth restriction within 24 until 32 weeks gestation the absence of hypertension, diabetes or autoimmune disease.

Trial design

Design model

Case-control

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

Not listed

Trial groups

58 Participants
are grouped into 1 trial group
Group A: Women with pregnancies affected by idiopathic fetal growth restriction

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Maternal serum level of progesterone

Maternal blood will be withdrawn and serum isolated. Measurement of progesterone level will be performed from the serum sample using ELISA.

Time frame
At the point of recruitment from 24 until 32 weeks gestation.
2

Placental immunoexpression of Heme Oxygenase 1

Immunoexpression of Heme Oxygenase 1 in syncytiotrophoblasts, cytotrophoblasts, fetal endothelial cells, maternal vessels and decidual cells.

Time frame
At delivery within 24 until 38 weeks gestation.

Secondary outcomes

1

Placenta histopathology examination

Placenta will be examined histopathologically

Time frame
At delivery within 24 until 38 weeks gestation

Other outcomes

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