Moyo; strap-on Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring in a Rural Setting

May 19, 2017 updated by: Helse Stavanger HF

Evaluation of an Innovative Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring Device (Named Moyo) to Improve Perinatal Outcome at Haydom Hospital, Tanzania

Annually, an estimated 2.6 million still births occur half of which die during labor and delivery (fresh stillbirths). In addition, around 750,000 newborns die shortly after birth due to intrapartum-related hypoxia or birth asphyxia. Almost 99% of these perinatal deaths take place in low-income countries where the provider/patient ratio is low and fetal monitoring is inadequate. Poor intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring, failure to identify fetal distress, and subsequently intervene, is a common pathway to perinatal deaths in these low-resourced settings. Recently, an innovative fetal heart rate monitoring device, called Moyo, using ultrasound technology, was developed to be strapped on the mother during labour. This project will compare the effectiveness of automatic use of Moyo versus intermittent use of hand-held fetoscope in detection of abnormal fetal heart rate, through a randomized control study, at Haydom Hospital, Tanzania.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

2652

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Tanzania
    • Manyara
      • Haydom, Manyara, Tanzania, 9041
        • Haydom Lutheran Hospital, Research Institute

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Women admitted in labor

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women scheduled for elective cesarean section, women with abnormal fetal heart rate on admission, multiples, and critically ill patients with no measurements of fetal heart rate on admission

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Moyo strap-on
Continous fetal heart rate monitoring
Device: Moyo strap-on
Continous measurements
Active Comparator: Hand-held fetoscope
Intermittent fetal heart rate monitoring
Device: Hand-held fetoscope
Intermittent measurements

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Frequency of abnormal fetal heart rate detection
Time Frame: Up to delivery
Up to delivery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Mode of delivery: vaginal versus operative
Time Frame: Up to delivery
Up to delivery
Neonatal outcome: dead versus alive
Time Frame: Up to 24 hours
Up to 24 hours
Time from abnormal fetal heart rate detection to delivery in minutes
Time Frame: Up to delivery
Up to delivery

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Helse Stavanger HF

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 1, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 1, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

June 6, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 23, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 19, 2017

Last Verified

May 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Moyo Rural

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

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