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A NEW MARKER- SERUM PROCALCITONIN LEVEL TO DETECT INFECTION INSIDE THE UTERUS

â??USE OF SERUM PROCALCITONIN LEVELS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF SUBCLINICAL CHORIOAMNIONITIS IN PRETERM PREMATURE RUPTURE OF MEMBRANEâ??

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2012/07/002826
Enrollment
80
Registered
2012-07-24
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- pregnant women between 28 and 34 weeks of gestational age.

Interventions

Control Intervention1: serum procalcitonin with total white cell count,differential counts and C-reactive protein: The usefulness of serum procalcitonin to identify sub clinical chorioamnionitis in co

Sponsors

Fluid research grant
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pregnant women with preterm premature rupture of membranes between 28 and 34 weeks gestational age

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Presence of evidence of chorioamnionitis at the time of admission, active labour at the time of admission, non reassuring fetal status.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Early marker for identifying subclinical chorioamionitis in women with preterm premature rupture of membranes at 28 to 34 weeks gestational age.Timepoint: From the time of recruitment after preterm premature rupture of membranes till delivery,either spontaneous or induction to a maximum of 40 weeks pregnancy, study done over a period of 18 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
comparing procalcitonin with C-reactive protein, total white cell count and differential counts in women with preterm premature rupture of membranes between 28 and 34 weeks pregnancyTimepoint: From the time of recruitment to delivery, done every 72 hours to identify chorioamnionitis over a period of 18 months.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactPreethi

Christian medical college hospital

rubyjose1@gmail.com04162286185

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026