Obese Pregnant Women: Optimizing Fetal Ultrasound

Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title: Obese Pregnant Women: Optimizing Mid-trimester Fetal Ultrasound for Risk Estimation During Pregnancy and Childhood

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

This study aim to evaluate the quality of fetal ultrasound in obese pregnant women. The hypotheses is that an early ultrasound will improve the quality of the ultrasound in obese.

Clinical Trial Description

Ultrasound examination for fetal anomaly is especially challenging in obese gravida. The foetus is more likely to have congenital anomalies and imaging in these patients is technically more difficult.

The investigators hypotheses that an earlier ultrasound with alternative technics will improve the quality and thereby improve the identification of anomalies. By using transvaginal ultrasound and abdominal ultrasound at the window just above the symphysis, were the subcutaneous fat is known to be thinner, the investigators hope to achieve a better overview. This will be done by evaluating fetal ultrasound at three different gestational ages (GA); GA 13, 15 and 21 weeks. ;

Study Design

Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Congenital Abnormalities
• Fetal Malformation
• Obesity

• NCT number: NCT02487641
• Study type: Observational
• Source: Holbaek Sygehus
• Contact: Ida Näslund Thagaard, M.D.
• Phone: 004522890524
• Email: idanaeslund@gmail.com/ains@regionsjaelland.dk
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 2015
• Completion date: March 2017