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Fetal Alcohol Damage Prevention Study

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00696085
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : June 12, 2008
Last Update Posted : June 12, 2008
Sponsor:
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Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The goal of this study was to determine whether a series of blood markers of alcohol use obtained from alcohol using pregnant women could help them to change their behavior.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Substance Abuse Behavioral: Brief motivational intervention Not Applicable

Detailed Description:
This study involved screening pregnant women with an alcoholism screening questionnaire and obtaining blood from those women who screened positive and a subset of women who screened negative. Each woman who had blood drawn were informed of their results, educated about alcohol use in pregnancy and had a brief intervention about their alcohol use, if appropriate. They were monitored throughout the pregnancy with additional blood tests obtained, depending upon their stage in pregnancy. After birth the babies were examined for any signs of alcohol exposure.
Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 612 participants
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Damage Using Maternal Blood Markers
Study Start Date : March 2004
Actual Primary Completion Date : February 2008
Actual Study Completion Date : February 2008

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Drug Information available for: Ethanol

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
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Pregnant women are recruited and screened for alcohol use using a validated alcoholism screening questionnaire. Those who screen positive are then entered into the next phase of the study.
 Behavioral: Brief motivational intervention
The women who have positive alcohol screening questionnaires and a random sample of women who screen negative are entered into the next phase of the study. They have blood drawn for the markers of alcohol use, are told of the results and are given brief intervention about alcohol use.
Other Names:
  • Motivational Intervention
  • Brief Intervention


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Decrease in drinking [ Time Frame: during the pregnancy ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. improved infant size [ Time Frame: after pregnancy finished ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant women seen at one of the obstetric clinics in the study and willing to give a blood sample

Exclusion Criteria:

  • over 36 week gestation
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00696085


Locations
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United States, Massachusetts
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
Sponsors and Collaborators
Massachusetts General Hospital
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Lewis B Holmes, M.D. Massachusetts General Hospital
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Responsible Party: Lewis B. Holmes, M.D., Chief, Genetics Unit, MassGeneral Hospital for Children
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00696085    
Other Study ID Numbers: 1999-P-008236/21
First Posted: June 12, 2008    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: June 12, 2008
Last Verified: June 2008
Keywords provided by Massachusetts General Hospital:
fetal alcohol exposure
blood markers of alcohol use
brief intervention
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Substance-Related Disorders
Chemically-Induced Disorders
Mental Disorders
 Fetal Diseases
Pregnancy Complications
Alcohol-Induced Disorders
Alcohol-Related Disorders