Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Completed
Administrative data
NCT number |
NCT01993264 |
Other study ID # |
H-33343 |
Secondary ID |
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Status |
Completed |
Phase |
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First received |
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Last updated |
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Start date |
October 2013 |
Est. completion date |
November 3, 2020 |
Study information
Verified date |
March 2022 |
Source |
Baylor College of Medicine |
Contact |
n/a |
Is FDA regulated |
No |
Health authority |
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Study type |
Observational
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Clinical Trial Summary
Cardiac disease in children may start early in life and evidence of cardiac disease can be
seen during prenatal life. A variety of diseases diagnosed during fetal life can put children
at risk for cardiac disease. The accurate assessment of cardiac function is important in
these patients. A type of imaging scan called "fetal echocardiogram" is used to measure the
contractility or squeeze of the heart. The fetal echocardiogram is a painless test and
completely non-invasive.
This study aims to recruit women and fetuses to determine if this imaging scan can be used
throughout the pregnancy to measure heart squeeze and develop normal values to help doctors
better diagnose fetuses who may have cardiac disease before they are born.
Description:
The subject will have to complete 6 fetal echocardiograms. A fetal echocardiogram is picture
of the unborn baby's heart in motion made by bouncing sound waves off the heart and recording
the echo. The procedure will be very similar to the ultrasounds that the subject is already
receiving as part of her prenatal care.
The scans will start at week 20 of the subject's pregnancy and repeat every 3 weeks until
week 38 of birth (whichever occurs first). The appointments will last approximately 30
minutes each and will be performed by one of two sonographers trained specifically in fetal
echocardiography. One additional echocardiogram will be performed on the infant after birth,
within the first two months of life. In addition to the scans, study staff will access the
subject's medical record to collect information such as: age, ethnicity, race, medical
history and health insurance status.