Fetal Renal Artery Doppler in Patients With Preeclampsia

Last updated: May 1, 2024
Sponsor: Assiut University
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Preeclampsia

Pregnancy Complications

Treatment

fetal ultrasound

Clinical Study ID

NCT06395974
Fetal renal a./preeclampsia
  • Female
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

Preeclampsia is a major devastating disorder affects 2:10% of pregnancies worldwide. preeclampsia may be associated with placental insufficiency which may cause fetal blood redistribution to essential organs like brain, heart, kidney.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • a) Preeclampsia:
  • Women with preeclampsia >28 weeks of pregnancy.
  • Singleton pregnancy.
  • Women with intrauterine growth restriction and abnormal amniotic fluid volume tosimulate real world data. b) Control:
  • Women with healthy pregnancy matched by closest gestational age.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • ● Multiple pregnancy.
  • Known Congenital fetal malformations.
  • Women with other comorbidity such as ischemic heart disease, DM, Autoimmunedisorders, kidney disease, neurological disorders, liver or haematologicaldisorders.
  • Women unable to provide informed consent.
  • Women who refuse to participate

Study Design

Total Participants: 88
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: fetal ultrasound
Phase:
Study Start date:
November 01, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
December 31, 2024

Study Description

Preeclampsia is a major devastating medical condition that affects pregnant women after 20 weeks of pregnancy. It affects 2:10% of pregnancies worldwide according to World Health Organisation with higher incidence in developing countries.

Vascular endothelial dysfunction due to abnormal placentation is believed to be the main cause of multi-organ failure and uteroplacental insufficiency that occur in preeclampsia leading to major adverse effects in both mother and fetus.

Placental insufficiency causes a redistribution of fetal blood to essential organs ; brain, heart and adrenal glands by decreasing their vascular resistance on expense of peripheral organs such as kidney which exhibit increased vascular resistance and impaired perfusion. This is in contrast to normal pregnancies near term in which renal vascular resistance falls and increased blood flow to the kidneys is observed. Doppler ultrasound examination of vasculature of selected organs such as kidneys may have a role in detection of hemodynamic rearrangements that occur in cases of placental insufficiency and preeclampsia.

Connect with a study center

  • Assiut university hospital

    Assiut,
    Egypt

    Active - Recruiting

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