Can Ultrasound Replace Amniocentesis for Confirming Fetal Lung Maturation Among Premature Fetuses?

N/ATerminatedNCT00720252

HaEmek Medical Center, Israel10 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to measure prenatally with ultrasound the intratracheal flow volume displaced during breathing cycle in premature fetuses and to check whether a relationship exists between the inspired fluid and fetal lung maturation.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Fetal Lung Maturity

Interventions

UltrasoundDEVICE

To measure intratracheal flow volume (and peak velocity) displaced during breathing cycle in premature fetuses.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 48 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Women delivering between 27 to 37 weeks. * Women undergoing amniocentesis for determining fetal lung maturity between 27 to 37 weeks. Exclusion Criteria: * Major fetal malformation. * Oligohydramnios or rupture of membranes diagnosed before 24 weeks of gestation.

Locations (1)

Dep. OB/GYN, HaEmek Medical Center

Afula, Israel

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

To check whether a threshold exists between peak velocity and/or volume of fluid inspired by the fetus and lung maturation.

Time frame: end of the study

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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