A Study Looking at Women's Experiences After a Miscarriage
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Purpose
Studies have shown that a majority of pregnancies that end in miscarriage are due to a chromosome abnormality usually involving a duplicated or missing chromosome. Often this happens by chance and is not likely to occur in future pregnancies. For many women, a miscarriage can be a traumatic experience and can cause feelings of loss and grief. The option of genetic testing, such as karyotyping, may offer an explanation for the miscarriage and may help some women find closure in their loss. However, no literature exists on a women's experience with genetic testing following a miscarriage. This assumption that the knowledge that can be gained from karyotyping may be a positive experience for a woman following a miscarriage should be studied and the results published. This study will address whether routine karyotyping should be offered following a miscarriage for the purpose of benefiting the patient's experience.
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Miscarriage |
| Study Type: | Observational |
| Study Design: | Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Retrospective |
| Official Title: | An Investigation of Women's Experiences Following Karyotyping Products of Conception After a Miscarriage |
| Estimated Enrollment: | 400 |
| Study Start Date: | October 2010 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | June 2011 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | February 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
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Miscarriage with genetic testing
This is a study population of women that have had a miscarriage and had genetic testing performed. The investigators would like to know what their experiences were following their miscarriage and testing.
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Miscarriage without genetic testing
This cohort is considered the control group. These women have not had genetic testing done, but are asked questions regarding their miscarriage experience.
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Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Female |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
| Sampling Method: | Probability Sample |
The investigators are targeting woman based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria provided below.
Inclusion Criteria:
- The inclusion criteria for this project will be females, 18 years or older, of any ethnicity that have had a 1st trimester miscarriage within the last one year, who currently reside in the US and have done so for the past one year.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Exclusion criteria will be males, females younger than 18 years of age, females with a miscarriage over one year, non-US residents and US residents where the miscarriage occurred outside of the US.
Contacts and Locations| Contact: Diem T Huynh, B.S. | 650-483-5827 | diem218@gmail.com |
| United States, California | |
| Http://Www.Surveymonkey.Com/S/Miscarriagestudy3 | Recruiting |
| Palo Alto, California, United States, 94303 | |
More Information
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| Responsible Party: | Janey Youngblom, CSU Stanislaus |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01223482 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | 1011-017 |
| Study First Received: | October 18, 2010 |
| Last Updated: | December 16, 2010 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Keywords provided by California State University, Stanislaus:
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Miscarriage Karyotyping Genetic testing |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Abortion, Spontaneous Pregnancy Complications |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 13, 2013