Does a Relationship Exist Between Fetal Hiccups and Computerised Cardiotocography Parameters?

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04366076

Enrollment

Registered

2020-04-28

Start date

2019-04-01

Completion date

2020-04-20

Last updated

2020-05-04

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Conditions

Fetal Conditions, Fetal Movement Disorder

Keywords

Fetal hiccups, fetal movement, computerised cardiotocography, cardiotocography, computerized analysis

Brief summary

BACKGROUND: The physiological function of fetal hiccups and its correlation with fetal well-being is unexplored. No previous study examines the correlation between the maternal perception of the fetal hiccups and the antepartum cardiotocography. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the correlation between the fetal hiccups and antepartum computerised cardiotocography parameters, in nonlaboring term singleton pregnancies.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTFetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring through computerized cardiotocography (cCTG) analysis antepartum

The investigator conducted antepartum surveillance through computerized cardiotocography (cCTG) analysis antepartum. This is a non-invasive method to study fetal well being. For each patient, a cCTG was attended using a computerized cardiotocography machine. External cCTG was practised for no less than 20 min (max 60 min), two transducers were fixed on the maternal abdomen: one above the fetal heart level and the other at the uterine fundus

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 48 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* physiological nonlaboring term singleton pregnancies

Exclusion criteria

* . Gestations complicated by fetal malformations, stillbirth, preterm deliveries or patients with missing data were excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
The primary outcome was the correlation between the fetal hiccups and antepartum computerised cardiotocography parameters, in nonlaboring term singleton pregnancies.	pre-intervention	antepartum computerised cardiotocography parameters are the baseline fetal heart rate (Basal FHR), accelerations and decelerations, long-term FHR variation (LTV), short-term FHR variation (STV), episodes of high/low FHR variation and number of fetal movements for an hour (FM)

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

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