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Study NCT ID:
NCT02613793
Status:
TERMINATED
Last Update Posted:
2019-06-03
First Post:
2015-09-02
Is Gene Therapy:
True
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
Saccadic Reaction Time and Preterm Pre-eclampsia
Sponsor:
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Organization:
Study Overview
Official Title:
A Prospective Case Control Feasibility Study to Investigate the Utility of Saccadometry in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Preterm Pre-eclampsia
Status:
TERMINATED
Status Verified Date:
2019-05
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
unable to recruit in suitable time frame
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
This study is recruiting two groups of women over the age of 18; those who are pregnant and who have pre-eclampsia; and those who are pregnant but do not have pre-eclampsia. The aim is to test a new method of diagnosing and monitoring pre-eclampsia and thus prevent the long-term damage it can cause to the baby's health. Untreated, pre-eclampsia can lead to seizures in pregnancy (eclampsia) and may prove fatal for mother and child.
Currently the only effective treatment for pre-eclampsia is control of the mother's blood pressure until it is safe to deliver the baby. The timing of delivery is kept under constant review by the medical team, who must balance the risk to the mother of developing eclampsia against the risk to the baby of being born too early (premature).
If pre-eclampsia can be diagnosed early, there is a greater chance of being able to treat it effectively. We know that women with pre-eclampsia often have exaggerated reflexes in their limbs (hyperreflexia) and that this may be linked to the risk of seizures. Measuring these reflexes might therefore be a useful way to diagnose and monitor pre-eclampsia, but doing this is not easy, so we want to assess whether measuring other reaction times might similarly help assess the risk of seizures. One possibility is by measuring the reaction time as we flick our eyes to follow a moving target, using an instrument called a saccadometer, which is worn on a head-band, a little like a head-torch.
By comparing the results between these groups and the non-pregnant women, we will be able to see if reaction times from the saccadometer are altered in women with pre-eclampsia, and, if so, whether saccadometry might be useful in helping doctors decide the best time for safe delivery.
Currently the only effective treatment for pre-eclampsia is control of the mother's blood pressure until it is safe to deliver the baby. The timing of delivery is kept under constant review by the medical team, who must balance the risk to the mother of developing eclampsia against the risk to the baby of being born too early (premature).
If pre-eclampsia can be diagnosed early, there is a greater chance of being able to treat it effectively. We know that women with pre-eclampsia often have exaggerated reflexes in their limbs (hyperreflexia) and that this may be linked to the risk of seizures. Measuring these reflexes might therefore be a useful way to diagnose and monitor pre-eclampsia, but doing this is not easy, so we want to assess whether measuring other reaction times might similarly help assess the risk of seizures. One possibility is by measuring the reaction time as we flick our eyes to follow a moving target, using an instrument called a saccadometer, which is worn on a head-band, a little like a head-torch.
By comparing the results between these groups and the non-pregnant women, we will be able to see if reaction times from the saccadometer are altered in women with pre-eclampsia, and, if so, whether saccadometry might be useful in helping doctors decide the best time for safe delivery.
Detailed Description:
Prospective feasibility study with two arms; (i) case-control comparisons of saccadic reaction time distributions between patients with preterm pre-eclampsia, age- and gestation-matched pregnant controls and age-matched female non-pregnant controls \[cross-sectional analysis\]; (ii) intra-individual comparisons of antenatal and postnatal saccadic reaction time distributions of patients with preterm pre-eclampsia \[longitudinal analysis\].
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: