Chewing Gum Containing Vitamin-c to Treat Emesis Gravidarum
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04284696 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 26, 2020
Last Update Posted : April 29, 2024
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hyperemesis Gravidarum Nausea Gravidarum Vitamin C Deficiency | Dietary Supplement: Pregnan-C-Gum(R) chewing gum Dietary Supplement: Placebo chewing gum | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 126 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Chewing Gum Containing Vitamin-c to Treat Emesis Gravidarum: a Randomized Controlled Trial |
Actual Study Start Date : | February 11, 2020 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 1, 2022 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 1, 2022 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Verum
patients with emesis gravidarum who take a chewing gum with vitamin C (verum) "ad libitum" several times daily for 2 weeks
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Dietary Supplement: Pregnan-C-Gum(R) chewing gum
Using a chewing gum with 150mg vitamin C (per piece/gum) for 14 days "ad libitum" |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
patients with emesis gravidarum who take chewing gum without vitamin C (placebo) "ad libitum" several times daily for 2 weeks
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Dietary Supplement: Placebo chewing gum
Using a chewing gum without vitamin C (per piece/gum) for 14 days "ad libitum" |
No Intervention: Nihil
patients with emesis gravidarum who do not use chewing gum during the study phase
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- Modified PUQE (Pregnancy-Unique Quantification of Emesis and Nausea) Score [ Time Frame: 1 month ]validated questionnaire describing individual nausea
- Level of diamine oxidase (DAO) serum concentratlon [ Time Frame: 1 month ]maybe an antidot of nausea and vomiting
- Level of histamine serum concentration [ Time Frame: 1 month ]maybe a cause of nausea and vomiting
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Gender Based Eligibility: | Yes |
Gender Eligibility Description: | pregnancy |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- age ≥18 years
- singleton pregnancy
- signed information sheet
- symptoms of nausea and / or vomiting in early pregnancy
- no pre-existing medication for nausea and vomiting
Exclusion criteria:
- age <18 years
- multiple pregnancy
- patients with gastric band or in Z.n. bariatric surgery
- preexisting diabetes mellitus or gestational diabetes
- inability to consent to participation in the study
- already started therapy against the emesis gravidarum
- taking any antiemetic drugs during the study phase
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04284696
Austria | |
Medical University of Vienna, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology | |
Vienna, Austria, 1090 |
Principal Investigator: | Alex Farr, MD PhD | Medical University of Vienna, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Vienna General Hospital |
Responsible Party: | Alex Farr, MD PhD, Assistant Professor, Consultant Physician, Medical University of Vienna |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04284696 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
1949-2019 |
First Posted: | February 26, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 29, 2024 |
Last Verified: | April 2024 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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