The Fetal EKG Study

NCT ID: NCT02320279

Last Updated: 2021-11-16

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

900 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-10-31

Study Completion Date

2023-12-31

Brief Summary

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The objective is to contribute data to ongoing research activities focused on identification of EKG waveform changes in the context of clinical conditions and maternal medication use. Additionally, to develop the capacity to measure contractions more accurately and more reliably using skin-surface electrodes.

Detailed Description

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Specific Aim 1: To develop a technique for the quantitative analysis of fetal heart-rate (FHR) data recorded during labor using advanced mathematical techniques, including pattern-recognition analysis.

* Specific Aim 2: To develop the capacity to measure fetal cardiac data using EKG sensors applied to the maternal abdomen during labor.
* Specific Aim 3: To validate prenatal non-invasive measurement of the fetal QTc interval.
* Specific Aim 4: To develop and validate the capacity to measure uterine contractions using the uterine EMG signal recorded from maternal skin-surface electrodes.
* Specific Aim 5: Collect clinical data related to medication usage and hypoxia.

Conditions

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Labor

Keywords

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Fetal Heart Rate Fetal EKG FHR tracing fetal R-waves

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Women in labor

Pregnant women, women in labor, and women who are admitted to labor and delivery for scheduled c-sections will form the eligible population for recruitment into our study.

Fetal Heart Rate Monitor

Intervention Type DEVICE

Use of a system that monitors fetal heart rate through use of fetal EKG read using abdominal electrodes

Interventions

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Fetal Heart Rate Monitor

Use of a system that monitors fetal heart rate through use of fetal EKG read using abdominal electrodes

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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Mindchild Meridian Fetal Heart Rate System

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Women who are pregnant or in labor who are having their fetus' heart rate monitored continuously and able to consent
* 18 years old or older.
* Gestational age of 24-42 weeks.
* Any method of fetal heart rate monitoring.
* Pregnant women in labor as well as women who are not in labor.
* Pregnant women who are admitted to labor and delivery for scheduled c-sections.

Exclusion Criteria

* Women unable to consent
* Women under sedation or systemic anesthesia, and women who have diminished cognitive capacity
* Women in extremis (in severe pain, etc.)
* Women who are using the Mindchild device for clinical monitoring.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Mindchild Medical Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Adam Wolfberg, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

South Shore Hospital

Locations

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South Shore Hospital

South Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Adam Wolfberg, MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 781-624-8000

Email: [email protected]

Other Identifiers

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South Shore Fetal EKG study

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id