Use of Glucose and Saline for Fetal Movement Perception

Impact of Glucose Administration on Perception of Fetal Movements

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01308359

Enrollment

100

Registered

2011-03-04

Start date

2011-01-31

Completion date

2012-01-31

Last updated

2011-03-04

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

Conditions

Fetal Movement Perception

Keywords

fetal movement

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the hypothesis that glucose administration increases fetal movement perception by the pregnant woman.

Interventions

DRUGIV glucose 5%

500 ml glucose 5% within 30 minutes

DRUGsaline

saline

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Healthy parturients with singleton pregnancy during 3rd trimester

Exclusion criteria

* Any maternal medical condition (Diabetes, hypertension), multiple pregnancy, fetal anomaly, polyhydramnios

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
fetal movements as perceived by the mother	one hour	Effect of glucose versus saline infusion on the perception of fetal movements. the mother will count fetal movements that she feels one hour following saline/glucose infusion and report to the obstetrician in charge. The research aims to clarify whether glucose increases fetal movements.

Countries

Israel

Contacts

Primary ContactAriel Many, MD

many@post.tau.ac.il97236925633

Backup ContactNAdav Mishan, MD

nadavmi@gmail.com97236925633

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026