Pregnancy, Pulse Wave
Conditions
Keywords
pregnant women, pulse
Brief summary
The present project plans to detect pregnant pulses using this portable ANS (autonomic nervous system) Watch connected to a laptop. One hundred pregnant women and 100 non-pregnant women will be recruited.
Detailed description
ANS(autonomic nervous system) Watch has been developed as to detect pulse waves using a pressure detector. It is used to measured cardiovascular indices, including cardiac output, and vessel stiffness. ANSWatch is developed to apply to the prediction of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) pulses, such as the wiry pulse. There are 28 types of pulses in TCM. Among them, the slippery pulse is the most commonly seen pulse in pregnant women. The present project plans to detect pregnant pulses using this portable ANSWatch connected to a laptop. One hundred pregnant women and 100 non-pregnant women will be recruited. After taking the indices of the subjects, a neural network is designed to provide the prediction for pregnancy constitution, pregnancy pulse and slippery pulse in pregnant women.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTANS Watch
1. ANS Watch will be used to record the pulse waves 2. Constitution questionnaire will be used to measure the constitution type
Sponsors
China Medical University Hospital
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
20 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* nonpregnant females and singleton pregnant females aged 20 - 45 years; * no estrogen, progesterone, or ovulation inducing medications were in the past six months
Exclusion criteria
* active heart disease, liver disease, kidney disease, or thyroid disease; * any chronic disease which needs medication * smoking, drug abuse, or alcohol abuse; * psychiatric disorders or impaired cognitive function; * taking Chinese medicine or western medicine in three months; * Acute conditions currently, such as gastroenteritis, upper airway infection, acute attach of asthma, etc.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pulse waves | Day 1 | The indices of pulse waves measured by ANSWatch , a pulse wave machine(https://www.taiwanscientific.com.tw/%E5%BF%83%E5%BE%8B%E5%A4%A7%E5%B8%ABanswatch). A neural network is designed to provide the prediction for pregnancy pulse. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Constitution | Day 1 | Nine constitutions will be measured using the Nine constitution Questionnaire (in Chinese). This questionnaire defines whether subjects have Yin-deficiency, Yang-deficiency, Qi-deficiency, Phlegm-dampness, Dampness-heat, Special dialesis, Blood-stasis, Qi-depression, and Neuter constitutions. The questionnaire is divided into several sections, each addressing different aspects of the subject's constitution. Within each section, there are 6 to 8 sub-questions, and responses are rated on a scale from 1 to 5, reflecting the intensity or frequency of the subject's experiences.Sum the scores from all sub-questions within the section to obtain the raw score,which is then transformed to a 0-100 scale. If the transformed score falls below 30, it suggests that the subject does not exhibit characteristics of this constitution.Scores between 30 and 40 indicate a tendency towards this constitution.Scores exceeding 40 indicate that the subject belongs to this constitution. |
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
Primary ContactShan-Yu Su, M.D.
Outcome results
None listed