Maternal Serum Amyloid A Levels in Pregnancies Complicated With Preterm Labour.

mona nematallah

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Preterm Labor

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: serum amyloid a test

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03205020

amyloid a

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the current study is to assess the accuracy of maternal serum amyloid A for prediction of preterm labor in women with threatened preterm labor.

Enrollment: 58 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pregnant women, age 18 - 35.
• Gestational age: 28 - 36+6 weeks.
• Singleton pregnancy.
• No past history of any medical disorder and with no other medical complications during pregnancy
• Nonsmoker.
• Diagnosis of preterm labor is based on the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Guidelines

Criteria of preterm delivery:

1. Gestational age: 28 - 36+6 weeks
2. Presence of uterine contractions (at least 4 in 20 minutes or 8 in 60 minutes)
3. cervical dilation ≥ 4 cm
4. Cervical effacement ≥ 80%.

Exclusion criteria

• Of any patient with the following risk factors for preterm labor:

  • Over distended uterus .
  • hemorrhage
  • Uterine anomalies

Trial design

58 participants in 2 patient groups

women with preterm labor

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: serum amyloid a test

women delivered at full term

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: serum amyloid a test