Studies in the Department of Obstetrics

We conduct studies in the Department of Obstetrics, and we would like to tell you about them here.

ICP-Net study: data collection as part of a registry

• Title / indication: "ICP-NET – network study recording pregnancies with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP)"; a disorder of bile flow in the liver
• Study objective: ICP-NET aims to collect robust data on the prevalence (total number of all cases), epidemiology, diagnosis, clinical management and peri- and neonatal complications of ICP. A further particular aim is the sustainable development of a supra-regional network of treating centres – with the active involvement of patients – which makes it possible to carry out the online registry study.
• Inclusion: Pregnant women with suspected or diagnosed cholestasis of pregnancy; symptoms: itching, raised liver values in the blood, dark urine, greyish stools, jaundice (icterus)
• Study duration: until the end of 2027
• Status: Recruitment / inclusion of patients possible