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Administrative data

NCT number NCT02549820
Other study ID # 15-011714
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date July 2015
Est. completion date December 2025

Study information

Verified date December 2023
Source Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Contact Holly L Hedrick, MD
Phone 1-800-468-8376
Email hedrick@chop.edu
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

CDH is a birth defect characterized by the development, very early in gestation, of a hole in the diaphragm, the breathing muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen. As a result, the intestines and other organs in the abdomen can move into the chest and press on the developing lungs. This prevents the lungs from growing and developing normally. In severe cases, CDH can lead to serious disease and death at birth. For these babies, treatment before birth may allow the lungs to grow enough before birth so these children are capable of surviving and thriving.


Description:

Study Summary All patients will complete a standard prenatal evaluation at the Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment (CFDT) to find out if they are candidates. The standard clinical assessments include: Medical history and Physical exam, Level II ultrasound, Fetal echocardiogram, Fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and a Psychosocial assessment. If determined eligible, patients will be extensively counseled by the CFDT Team and those who choose to participate will provide written, informed consent for study enrollment. Up to 25 women will be enrolled in the FETO study. The mother and her unborn baby will undergo two procedures. A balloon will be placed in the unborn baby's airway between 27+0/7 - 29+6/7 gestational age. The balloon blocks the airway and remains in place until balloon removal. The timing for balloon removal will be determined by the CFDT Management Team and can occur between 34 +0/7 - 34+6/7 gestational age. Mothers enrolled in this study must remain near the fetal center, under close supervision, from the time of balloon placement through delivery in the Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit. Weekly prenatal monitoring will occur after the first procedure at the CFDT and planned delivery will occur in the Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit at term. Postnatal stabilization and subsequent surgery to repair the diaphragm will take place at CHOP. Infants will be followed at CHOP at 6 months, 12 months, and 2 years of age and then long-term in the Pulmonary Hypoplasia Program at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 25
Est. completion date December 2025
Est. primary completion date December 2025
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Female
Age group 18 Years to 50 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant women age 18 years and older, who are able to consent 2. Singleton pregnancy Fetal: 3. Normal Karyotype or chromosomal microarray with non-pathologic variants 4. Diagnosis of Isolated Left CDH with liver up 5. Gestation at enrollment prior to 29 weeks plus 5 days 6. SEVERE pulmonary hypoplasia with Ultrasound Observed/Expected Lung-to-Head Ratio (O/E LHR) < 25% Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant women < 18 years 2. Maternal contraindication to fetoscopic surgery or severe maternal medical condition in pregnancy 3. Technical limitations precluding fetoscopic surgery 4. Rubber latex allergy 5. Preterm labor, cervix shortened (<15 mm at enrollment or within 24 hours of FETO balloon insertion procedure) or uterine anomaly strongly predisposing to preterm labor, placenta previa 6. Psychosocial ineligibility, precluding consent 7. Fetal Diaphragmatic hernia: right-sided or bilateral, major associated anomalies, isolated left-sided with the O/E LHR = 25% 8. Inability to remain at FETO site during time period of tracheal occlusion, delivery and postnatal care

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Device:
GoldBAL2 Detachable Balloon and BALTACCIBDPE100 Delivery Catheter
Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion (FETO) in CDH with GoldBAL2 Detachable Balloon and BALTACCIBDPE100 Delivery Catheter

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia Pennsylvania

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (5)

Danzer E, Hedrick HL. Controversies in the management of severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2014 Dec;19(6):376-84. doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2014.10.001. Epub 2014 Nov 7. — View Citation

Deprest J, Brady P, Nicolaides K, Benachi A, Berg C, Vermeesch J, Gardener G, Gratacos E. Prenatal management of the fetus with isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia in the era of the TOTAL trial. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2014 Dec;19(6):338-48. doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2014.09.006. Epub 2014 Nov 11. — View Citation

Deprest J, Nicolaides K, Done' E, Lewi P, Barki G, Largen E, DeKoninck P, Sandaite I, Ville Y, Benachi A, Jani J, Amat-Roldan I, Gratacos E. Technical aspects of fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion for congenital diaphragmatic hernia. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Jan;46(1):22-32. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.10.008. — View Citation

Deprest JA, Gratacos E, Nicolaides K, Done E, Van Mieghem T, Gucciardo L, Claus F, Debeer A, Allegaert K, Reiss I, Tibboel D. Changing perspectives on the perinatal management of isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia in Europe. Clin Perinatol. 2009 Jun;36(2):329-47, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2009.03.004. — View Citation

Jani JC, Nicolaides KH, Gratacos E, Valencia CM, Done E, Martinez JM, Gucciardo L, Cruz R, Deprest JA. Severe diaphragmatic hernia treated by fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Sep;34(3):304-10. doi: 10.1002/uog.6450. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Successful balloon placement and removal. Successful balloon placement and removal will be counted per patient. FETO insertion will be attempted up to 3 times in a single pregnant woman/ fetus.
The maximum duration of balloon implantation, if placed at 27 weeks 0 days and removed in the 34th week, is 7 weeks. For those balloons placed later in gestation or removed earlier electively or emergently, the duration will be shorter.
7 weeks
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