Dexamethasone on Fetal and Uteroplacental Doppler

Assiut University

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Preterm Birth

Treatments: Other: Doppler

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02662790

DEXA

Details and patient eligibility

About

The current study aims to investigate the effects of dexamethasone exerted on fetal and uteroplacental circulation as measured by Doppler ultrasonography in pregnancies at risk for preterm birth after 24 hours of its administration.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients at risk of preterm labor to be included were those with preterm uterine contractions, placenta previa, and mild preeclampsia

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who were actively in labor, presented with premature rupture of membranes, intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), those who had received corticosteroids in their pregnancies and/or fetuses with suspected structural abnormalities

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 1 patient group

Preterm

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Doppler