Novel Diagnosis of Ectopic Pregnancy

Acibadem University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Ectopic Pregnancy; hCG; Pregnancy of Unknown Location

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: serum BHCG testing

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06486415

Acibadem Ob&Gyn

Details and patient eligibility

About

In the project, the investigators aim to determine the Beta- human chorionic gonadotropin (BHCG) value with serial measurements on the same day in the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy.

Full description

Ectopic pregnancy is when the conception material is in a location other than the endometrial cavity. The diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy is basically made by the lack of increase in serum BHCG values as in normal pregnancy. In normal pregnancies, BHCG value increases by 70% or more every 2 days. In ectopic pregnancy, an increase of less than 70% every 2 days is diagnostic. This classical method allows the diagnosis to be made within 2-4 days at the earliest. Most of the time, this period can take 6-10 days.

In the project, the investigators will investigate how to determine the BHCG value with serial measurements on the same day in the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy. The fact that there is no 70% increase after 2 days in ectopic pregnancy suggests that there may be an irregular increase during the day. The investigators aim to make this diagnosis in a shorter time than long days by measuring BHCG values many times during the day in patients with suspected ectopic pregnancy. The fact that there is no other study on this subject in the literature strengthens the possibility of the project being published as valuable information for the literature, even if a negative result is obtained as a result of this study.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Positive bhcg levels

Exclusion criteria

• clinically diagnosis of intrauterine pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

ectopic pregnancy patients

Experimental group

Description:

the group diagnosed as ectopic pregnancy after serial testing of Beta Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (BHCG) levels

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: serum BHCG testing

Normal pregnancy

Active Comparator group

Description:

The group diagnosed with normal pregnancy after serial measurements of serum BHCG levels.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: serum BHCG testing