Clinical Trial: Bitter Chocolate or Orange Juice for Non-reactive Non-stress Test (NST) Patterns

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Bitter Chocolate Versus Orange Juice for Non-reactive Non-stress Test (NST) Patterns: A Randomized Prospective Controlled Study

Brief Summary: There are multiple factors affecting the variability and acceleration pattern of fetal heart rate (FHR) pattern. However, fetal activity is considered as the main determinant. Any factor decreasing fetal activity causes a decrease in FHR variability. Fetal activity may be stimulated by manual manipulation, sound, light, change in maternal position and maternal ingestion of glucose. Among those, ingestion of any kind of food or juice is most frequently practiced in outpatient settings. This is not only medical but also a social routine. In this study the investigators have chosen the two most popular so-called 'fetal accelerators', chocolate and orange juice against no intervention and tried to find any usefulness of these on non-reactive NST patterns.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital

Current Primary Outcome: Increase in reactivity of NST [ Time Frame: 30 minutes ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Increase in the maternal fetal movement perception [ Time Frame: 30 minutes ]

Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital

Dates:
Date Received: September 4, 2012
Date Started: February 2011
Date Completion:
Last Updated: September 6, 2012
Last Verified: September 2012