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ASSESSMENT OF HEART FUNCTION IN BABIES BEFORE AND AFTER BIRTH

LONGITUDINAL ASSESSMENT OF MYOCARDIAL FUNCTION USING SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY: STARTING FROM PRENATAL LIFE TO INFANCY

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/03/051205
Enrollment
260
Registered
2023-03-31
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-05-01

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: P299- Cardiovascular disorder originating in the perinatal period, unspecified

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Department of Obstretics and Gynaecology
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Cohort of fetuses of high-risk pregnant women who appear for antenatal care and are admitted for delivery (vaginal or caesarean) in OBG department, KMC Manipal, will be taken as cases. • Cohort of fetuses of low -risk pregnant women who appear for antenatal care and are admitted for delivery (vaginal or caesarean) with appropriate for gestational age (AGA) fetuses in OBG department, KMC Manipal, will be taken as controls.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Maternal factors-Multiple pregnancy. • Fetal factors-Preterm fetuses, Fetuses with congenital anomalies and cardiac structural abnormalities,Fetal arrhythmias.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Evidence of intrapartum fetal hypoxia(yes/no) by cardiotocography monitoring. Neonatal APGAR score (in points) (Apgar 7 at 5 minutes), cord blood pH (Acidosis at birth was defined cord arterial pH â?¤7.1 or lactate â?¥6.0 mmol/L or base excess -12 mmol/L), need for resuscitation(yes/no), other neonatal compromise. Timepoint: 4 years

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
â?¢ Need and type of resuscitation at birth; need of NIV/IV/oxygen(yes/no) â?¢ Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE), necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), intracerebral brain hemorrhage (ICH), periventricular leukomalacia (PVLM, respiratory depression, hypoglycemia, pathological hyperbilirubinemia, sepsis, prolonged neonatal ICU stay and other adverse neonatal outcomes(yes/no). Timepoint: 4 years

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactK Prathiksha Prabhu

Assistant Professor,Department of CVT,Manipal College of Health Professions

prabhu.prathiksha@manipal.edu6363183211

Outcome results

None listed

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