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HyponatremiaNCT01708811

Hyponatremia and Myometrium Contractility. An Invitro Study

An observational study of Hyponatremia, run by Karolinska University Hospital at 1 site in Sweden.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

Official record
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Trial summary

Hyponatremia during labour has been associated with prolonged labour, and increased incidence of instrumental delivery and emergency caesarean section. Sodium influx in myometral cells are involved in contractility,and and influence of hyponatraemia on contractility can be suspected. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 48 years, women only
Conditions the study is for
Hyponatremia
How many people
12 participants
Where
1 siteSweden
Study dates
Oct 2012to Oct 2015
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 48 years
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

Study population: Healthy women with singleton pregancies requiring delivery planned caesarean section.

Who may be able to join

  • Singleton pregnancy at term

Who cannot join

  • Preeclampsia

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Sweden1 site
  • Department of Women and Child´s Health, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna

    Stockholm, Stockholm County, 17176

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About this study

Official title: Will Reduction in Plasma Sodium Reduce Myometrium Contractility in Humans? An Invitro Study of Pregnant Myometrium at Term.

Hyponatremia during labour has been associated with prolonged labour, and increased incidence of instrumental delivery and emergency caesarean section. Sodium influx in myometral cells are involved in contractility,and and influence of hyponatraemia on contractility can be suspected.

Read the detailed description

Biopsies will be obtained from pregnant women undergoing planned caesarean section at term. The biopsies will divided into 3 strips that will be stored overnight in chilled NaCl 0.9%. The following morning each strip will be mounted isometrically with one end fixed to a holder and the other end to a force transducer. One strip will be maintained in a solution containing 140mmol/L Na,acting as control, whereas the other two strips will be placed in fluids with diminishing Na concentration, from 140 mmol/L, to 130 mmol/L and 120 mmol/L. Contractility will be measured with force transducers and a polygraph

Conditions
Hyponatremia
Keywords
Contractility, human, myometrium, hyponatraemia
Medical subject headings
Hyponatremia

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Contractility

    Contractility will be measured, and data analyzed.

    Measured: 24 hours

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted17 Oct 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2012
  3. Primary completionOct 2015
  4. Study completionOct 2015

Why it stopped: Few biopsies showed the expected pattern We suspect erroeneous method.

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
12 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01708811
Sponsor's protocol ID
LOF-KS1
Status last verified
Oct 2015
First submitted
15 Oct 2012
Last updated
14 Oct 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Moen V, Brudin L, Rundgren M, Irestedt L. Hyponatremia complicating labour--rare or unrecognised? A prospective observational study. BJOG. 2009 Mar;116(4):552-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.02063.x. Epub 2009 Jan 27.

    PubMed 19175600
  • Kamizaki J, Shimizu K, Nakajyo S, Urakawa N. A comparative study on the contraction induced by high K+/Na+ deficient solution in rat uterus or urinary bladder. Jpn J Pharmacol. 1988 Jun;47(2):179-88. doi: 10.1254/jjp.47.179.

    PubMed 3199594
  • Sperelakis N, Inoue Y, Ohya Y. Fast Na+ channels and slow Ca2+ current in smooth muscle from pregnant rat uterus. Mol Cell Biochem. 1992 Sep 8;114(1-2):79-89.

    PubMed 1281264
  • Cheek TG, Samuels P, Miller F, Tobin M, Gutsche BB. Normal saline i.v. fluid load decreases uterine activity in active labour. Br J Anaesth. 1996 Nov;77(5):632-5. doi: 10.1093/bja/77.5.632.

    PubMed 8957980
  • Garite TJ, Weeks J, Peters-Phair K, Pattillo C, Brewster WR. A randomized controlled trial of the effect of increased intravenous hydration on the course of labor in nulliparous women. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2000 Dec;183(6):1544-8. doi: 10.1067/mob.2000.107884.

    PubMed 11120525

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Hyponatremia, run by Karolinska University Hospital at 1 site in Sweden.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Oct 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Sweden. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: Few biopsies showed the expected pattern We suspect erroeneous method.). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Contractility (time frame: 24 hours). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01708811, which also lists 5 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Oct 2015.

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