Fever During Labour

Sponsor
Herlev Hospital (Other)
Overall Status
Not yet recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT04164875
Collaborator
(none)
200
1
21.5
9.3

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Pilot study to assess fever during labour.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Diagnostic Test: Temperature measurement

Detailed Description

200 parturients will be monitored for fever during labour using rectal thermometer.

Repeated measurements 1/hr during the first 6 hours will allow us to find patients developing fever.

Fever = rectal temp >38 Celsius twice within 60 min or 39 degrees Celsius measured once .

After birth, blood samples are assessed for infection. Use of Antibiotics and other medication is Recorded. Subgroup analyses based on suspected causes of fever during birth.

Study Design

Study Type:
Observational [Patient Registry]
Anticipated Enrollment :
200 participants
Observational Model:
Cohort
Time Perspective:
Prospective
Official Title:
Fever During Labour
Anticipated Study Start Date :
Nov 15, 2021
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Nov 30, 2022
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Aug 30, 2023

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Fever [during labour]

    Fever = rectal temp >38 Celsius twice within 60 minutes or 39 degrees Celsius measured once

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. CRP [24 hours]

    infection marker

  2. Leucocytosis [24 hours]

    infection marker

  3. bacterial growth blood [1 week]

    infection marker

  4. bacterial growth placenta blood [1 week]

    infection marker

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to 90 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:
Female
Inclusion Criteria:
  • Age > 18 years, planned vaginal birth, able to give consent
Exclusion Criteria:
  • do not speak Danish or English, unable to cooperate to rectal temperature measurements,

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Department of Anaesthesiology Herlev Denmark 2730

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Herlev Hospital

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Kim Wildgaard, MD phd, Herlev Hospital, Afdeling for Bedøvelse og Operation
  • Principal Investigator: Lærke Vinberg Rasmussen, Herlev Hospital, Dept. of Obstetriscs

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Kim Wildgaard, MD, MD, ph.d.,Clinical Professor, Herlev Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT04164875
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 2019 Fever during Labour
First Posted:
Nov 15, 2019
Last Update Posted:
Aug 26, 2021
Last Verified:
Aug 1, 2021
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
No
Plan to Share IPD:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Keywords provided by Kim Wildgaard, MD, MD, ph.d.,Clinical Professor, Herlev Hospital
Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Aug 26, 2021