Treatment of asymptomatic candidiasis in pregnant women for the prevention of preterm birth: a randomised trial

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/632544

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Being born too early is a leading cause of perinatal death and morbidity. This trial seeks to determine whether screening for and treating candidiasis in pregnancy reduces the risk of this serious health problem. The trial will discover whether a simple treatment in pregnancy can reduce preterm birth. If positive, the results will be relevant to the management of every pregnancy.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 01-01-2015

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $1,120,373.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Preventive Medicine

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

antenatal screening | candidiasis | maternal morbidity | maternity care | neonatal morbidity | pregnancy complications | preterm birth | randomised controlled trial

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