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| Name | Class |
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| MCM Vaccines B.V. | INDUSTRY |
| Region of Southern Denmark | OTHER |
| University of Southern Denmark | OTHER |
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Purpose Our study involves two hypotheses. One is that genital infection with HPV is associated with increased risk of miscarriage and preterm birth. The second hypothesis is that human papillomavirus can ascend from the vagina to the uterus through the cervix and cross the placental barrier. We wish to verify these hypotheses in our studies.
This study will determine the prevalence of HPV in Danish pregnant women and examine HPV's role in the aetiology of spontaneous abortion and preterm birth.
Background Studies have shown significantly higher prevalence of HPV in tissue from miscarriages (60%) than from induced abortions (20%). HPV-infection in the extravillous trophoblasts in the placenta has furthermore been shown to induce cell death and cause dysfunction of the placenta, which can lead to adverse outcome of the pregnancy, e.g. preterm birth and hereby related neonatal mortality and morbidity. Spontaneous abortion and preterm birth are adverse events of the pregnancy, with for the biggest part unknown aetilogy, an area worth trying to elucidate by means of research.
Method 6 groups of each 91 women will be included:
The women will be examined by cervical swab to analyze for and do a genotyping of HPV if present. A vaginal swab will be done for the purpose of vaginal microbiome examination later. Furthermore analysis for HPV in placental tissue from chorion villous sampling or evacuation of the uterus after miscarriage. Cervical swabs and placental tissue will be analyzed by means of PCR (polymerase chain reaction) for the 35 types of HPV most frequently found in the anogenital area. Blood samples will be collected from all the patients and analyzed for HPV-antibodies.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early pregnancy | Women in early pregnancy at around the time of the nuchal translucency scan. The prevalence of HPV will be determined | ||
| Chorionic villous sampling | Women undergoing chorionic villous sampling for the purpose of prenatal diagnostics. | ||
| Spontaneous abortion | Women with miscarriage at a gestational age up to 22 weeks | ||
| Preterm birth | Women with spontaneous preterm birth/premature primary rupture of membranes at a gestational age week 22-32 | ||
| Vaginal delivery at term | Women with spontaneous vaginal delivery at term (week 37+0-) | ||
| Elective ceaserean section at term | Women undergoing elective cesarean section at term (week 37+0-) |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Human Papillomavirus infection of the uterine cervix in early pregnancy | Description of the prevalence of HPV in Danish pregnant women. | 1st of November 2015 |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Presence of Human Papillomavirus in uteri in the second trimester of pregnancy | Can HPV be found in the placenta during early pregnancy if the woman has HPV-infection on the ectocervix | 1st of November 2015 |
| Human Papillomavirus infection in the cervix uteri in pregnant women at term |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| HPV infection and preterm birth | Does HPV-infection in the cervix uteri increase the risk of preterm birth? | 1st of November 2015 |
| HPV infection and miscarriage | Does HPV infection increase the risk of miscarriage? |
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Pregnant women in Funen, Denmark
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Ulla B van Zwol, Doctor | Contact | +45 22622676 | ulla.zwol@rsyd.dk |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Jan S Joergensen, Doctor | Supervisor | Study Chair |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics | Recruiting | Odense | Funen | 5000 | Denmark |
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Biospecimen will be kept in a biobank for a period of 10 years after the end of this project. The biospecimens will be blood samples, cells collected from the ectocervix, vaginal microbioma, placental biopsies from prenatal diagnostics or miscarriages.
The prevalence of HPV in Danish pregnant women at term |
| 1st of November 2015 |
| 1st of November 2015 |