NCT06160479

The Incidence of Hypocalcemia in Pregnant Women at Siriraj Hospital

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 444 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Siriraj Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Calcium is an essential element for fundamental physiological functions and during pregnancy. However, higher calcium intake can induce constipation, flatulence, nausea, or kidney stones. This study aims to evaluate the incidence of hypocalcemia among pregnant women in the first half of pregnancy in Thailand. Also, Comparison of calcium level in pregnant women in the third trimester who received and not received calcium during pregnancy.

Detailed description

The primary outcome is the incidence of hypocalcemia among pregnant women in the first half of pregnancy. This study also has secondary objectives. The one is associating factors with calcium level. After getting the results of maternal calcium level, the normal calcium level group will be divided into 2 groups for receiving calcium 1 g/day and no receiving calcium supplement. Another with hypocalcemia group will be decided into 2 groups for receiving calcium 1 g/day and 2 g/day. The calcium level was collected again in the third trimester.

Conditions

• Hypocalcemia in Pregnancy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Calcium supplement	Different amount of calcium supplement in pregnancy

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-05-05
• Primary completion: 2023-09-12
• Completion: 2024-05-31
• First posted: 2023-12-07
• Last updated: 2023-12-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Thailand