Alcohol Use During Pregnancy in Finland According to Meconium Samples

NCT ID: NCT04918043

Last Updated: 2021-06-08

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

1000 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-06-01

Study Completion Date

2021-08-30

Brief Summary

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Meconium samples are collected anonymously from newborns in Helsinki University Hospital maternity ward. The study tries to to find how many women continue to use alcohol during the second half of the pregnancy. Meconium samples are tested for ethylglucuronide (EtG), a metabolite of ethanol, that accumulates in the meconium. Altogether 1000 samples are taken. The sample results are compared to anonymously answered questionnaire about alcohol use.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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HUCS, NKL

Newborns and their mothers at the Helsinki University Central Hospital maternity ward.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* newborn baby

Exclusion Criteria

\-
Maximum Eligible Age

3 Days

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Helsinki University Central Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Lastentautien tutkimussäätiö

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Hanna Kahila

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hanna Kahila

MD

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Hanna Kahila, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

HUCS

Central Contacts

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Mikko Koivu-Jolma

Role: CONTACT

+358414873836

Other Identifiers

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HUS/222/2021

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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