Prevalence and Burden of Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnant Women in Switzerland: Survey Purity 2022

NCT06055192 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: OPEFF/0122/SU
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 200
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The latest data on the prevalence of nausea in pregnancy in Switzerland is dated 2015 but has been hypothesised that the recent introduction on the market of new drugs against this symptom could modify its epidemiology. For this reason, we have planned the present survey, calculating an adequate sample size of Swiss pregnant women (the population of interest) and, according to a cross-sectional design, planning the collection of response variables with the aim of estimating the prevalence of burden and nausea and vomiting in pregnancy

Conditions

Nausea; Vomiting of Pregnancy

Keywords

Nausea; Vomiting; Pregnancy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Primary Outcome Measure

  Evaluate the prevalence and burden that the symptoms of nausea and vomiting have in pregnant women in Switzerland

  185 days

Secondary Outcomes (11)

• Secondary Outcome Measure

  185 days

• Secondary Outcome Measure

  185 days

• Secondary Outcome Measure

  185 days

• Secondary Outcome Measure

  185 days

• Secondary Outcome Measure

  185 days

Interventions

Survey OTHER

Survey

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: 200 women during the weeks 18-22 of their pregnancy
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

200 women during the weeks 18-22 of their pregnancy

You may qualify if:

• Women aged ≥ 18 years.
• Women in physiological pregnancy and between the 18th and 22nd week of pregnancy (at time of morphological ultrasound).
• Women able to communicate adequately with the Investigator and able to read, understand and provide the answers required by the questionnaires in one of the languages in which they will be provided (Italian, German, French or English).
• Women able to understand and who can provide valid informed consent to the Survey.

You may not qualify if:

• Twin pregnancy.
• Medically assisted procreation (MAP).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Effik SA: lead
• Opera CRO, a TIGERMED Group Company: collaborator

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Nausea; Vomiting

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms, Digestive; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 20, 2023
• First Posted: September 26, 2023
• Study Start: September 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2024
• Study Completion: October 1, 2024
• Last Updated: September 26, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share