Use of Color Doppler in Routine Examination of Fetal Heart in Second Trimester

N/ACompletedNCT01201486

Helse Stavanger HF6,781 enrolled

Overview

To evaluate the percentage of severe heart defect diagnosed with the use of color Doppler at a routine fetal scan in the second trimester of pregnancy

Almost all women in Norway have a routine ultrasound examination in the second trimester, however, the detection rate of heart defect are only around 50%. In this study we use color Doppler at three different levels in the fetal heart; the four chamber view, the outlet of the aorta on on the level of the great arteries. All heart defects at delivery are recorded and compared with the ultrasound findings.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

6,781

Conditions

Congenital Heart Defects

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALE

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant * 2nd trimester Exclusion Criteria: * Unwilling

Locations (1)

Stavanger University Hospital

Stavanger, Norway

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Sensitivity of Color Doppler Examination to Detect Major Heart Defects During the Second Trimester of Pregnancy

The number of \*fetuses with\* heart defects detected by color Doppler in the second trimester was compared to the number of \*fetuses with\* major heart defects detected at birth.

Time frame: 2nd trimester

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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