An observational study in Placenta Diseases, Diagnosis, Pregnancy Related and Female, sponsored by Maxima Medical Center. Recruiting at 1 site in Netherlands. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 40 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-09-18.
Sponsored by Maxima Medical Center · Observational
Ultrasonography will be used to determine the total blood flow to and from the uterus. This is done by measuring the blood vessels coming from and going to the uterus. This wil hopefully prove viable and open the possibility to further research in the clinical relevance of these measurements.
This prospective pilot study takes place between 14- and 16-weeks' gestation (GA14 to 16 weeks). This is a feasibility study, as the perfusion measurements have not yet been performed this early in pregnancy. First the feasibility is assessed, before conducting a full-scale research project. The study will take place in a tertiary care obstetric centre, Máxima Medical Center, in Veldhoven The Netherlands. Measurements will be done at the out patient clinic of obstetrics. Duration of the study is 2 months. This gives ample time for recruitment of the subjects.
Recruitment will take place at the outpatient clinic of Máxima Medisch Centrum in Veldhoven. Women with singleton pregnancies coming for their 11-12 weeks' gestational ultrasound, where the pregnancy is dated, will be given a patient information folder in either Dutch or English and asked if the researcher can contact them. Participation is completely on voluntary basis. Patients will be called in the next days by the researcher to answer additional questions and to ask if patients are willing to participate. Contact information of the researchers will be available on the folder in case of questions.
Upon inclusion, the patients will be scheduled for a visit to perform all relevant measurements, henceforth referred to as 'measurement day' (MD) which is to take place between 14- and 16-weeks' gestation. The patient, henceforth to be referred to as participant, will be asked to rest for 5 minutes in a supine position. After 5 minutes of rest the blood pressure of the right arm will be measured, three times using the auto-sphygmomanometer. The three measurements will then be used to calculate the average systolic and diastolic blood pressures. After measurement of blood pressure, the ultrasound scan will be performed. The uterine and placental vessels will be measured according to the standard operating procedure attached to this document. All vessels will be measured 3 times during the ultrasound scan.
The base population are women with singleton pregnancies between 14- and 16 weeks' gestation.
Exclusion Criteria:
Diagnostic Test: Trans abdominal ultrasound
Ultra sound of the uterus and uterine blood vessels
Uterine blood vessel flow
The feasibility of measuring placenta perfusion between 14-16 weeks of gestation
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
uterine vessel differences
To assess whether there are differences in measurements between the two umbilical arteries
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Relation between uterine vessels
To determine whether a relation between the uterine artery and vein flow exists
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Plan to share: Undecided
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