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Impact of heavy metals on unexplained preterm birth and related death

Unexplained preterm birth and related death:Does heavy metals play heavily

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/08/027498
Enrollment
600
Registered
2020-08-31
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: O369- Maternal care for fetal problem, unspecified

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Manipal Academy of Higher Education Intramural grant
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Preterm delivered just born fetus after parental consent will be included in the study Groups with preterm birth with known maternal cause and unknown maternal cause of the fetus born preterm will be included

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The parents who do not give consent would be excluded The fetus who were delivered during the regular gestation period would be excluded

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The study is expected to provide essential information about the magnitude of heavy metals in the cord blood of fetus born preterm due to unexplained as well as known maternal causes.Timepoint: Just born fetus(Day 0)upto 3 months for analysis.Cord blood from just born babies will be collected and analysed in the laboratory

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Effect of heavy metals in the developmental trajectories for upto one yearTimepoint: From birth upto one year after delivery

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Dinesh Upadhya

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

dinesh.upadhya@manipal.edu8747012060

Outcome results

None listed

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