Assessing Folic Acid in High-Risk Pregnancy for Neural Tube Defects

Evaluating Folic Acid Awareness and Usage in High-Risk Pregnant Women for Neural Tube Defects

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06135883

Enrollment

267

Registered

2023-11-18

Start date

2023-02-20

Completion date

2023-08-20

Last updated

2023-11-18

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Conditions

Folic Acid, Neural Tube Defects

Keywords

neural tube defects, folic acid, awareness, perinatology, pregnancy

Brief summary

Aim of this study is to investigate and statistically reveal the prevalence and awareness of folic acid usage in pregnant women who have at least one of the risk factors for neural tube defects, to express the level of knowledge of the determined population on this subject and to present ideas to increase awareness in the society.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* over 18 years * Under 45 years of age * Having at least one of the risk factors for neural tube defects (family history, MTHFR gene mutation, birth defect with aneuploidy, history of GDM or known DM) for Case Group. * Singleton pregnant women

Exclusion criteria

* under 18 years old * Above 45 years old * Multiple pregnancies

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
High awareness level for high-risk pregnant women	up to 12 weeks	Pregnant women with at least one risk factor for neural tube defects have statistically higher folic acid use and awareness than control group pregnant women.
Low awareness level for society, regardless of the risk situation	up to 12 weeks	Low folic acid knowledge and awareness in the sample groups, regardless of risk status

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results