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Enrolling By InvitationNCT06471140

Maternal Cardiovascular Adaption to Pregnancy in IVF Patients Following Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET)

MRI Evaluation of Maternal Cardiovascular Response to Pregnancy in IVF Women Following Autologous Natural Cycle FET, Programmed FET and After Donor Embryo Transfer

Status
Enrolling By Invitation
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
75 (estimated)
Sponsor
Aalborg University Hospital · Academic / Other
Sex
Female
Age
18 Years – 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

Aim of the study is to explore the effect of a lacking corpus luteum on maternal cardiovascular and metabolic adaption to pregnancy by the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Detailed description

The use of programmed frozen embryo transfer cycle (FET) in IVF women is associated with an increased risk of obstetric complications (pregnancy-induced hypertension, preeclampsia, postpartum hemorrhage and placenta accreta) compared to FET in natural cycle. The lack of corpus luteum in programmed cycles and the subsequent absence of circulating vasoactive substances may lead to an impaired cardio-vascular adaption to pregnancy and thereby an increased risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension and preeclampsia. The cardiovascular and metabolic adaption to pregnancy is evaluated throughout pregnancy by use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) as well as non-invasive measurements by use of elastography and seismocardiography. Patients are screened for preeclampsia throughout pregnancy with measurements of blood pressure, urine samples as well as blood samples.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
OTHERmagnetic resonance imaging (MRI)MRI performed three times during pregnancy and 6 months postpartum

Timeline

Start date
2025-03-01
Primary completion
2027-08-01
Completion
2028-08-01
First posted
2024-06-24
Last updated
2025-05-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT06471140. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.