The investigators have developed a diagnostic test for the evaluation of the presence of fetal malformations through metabolomic analysis of maternal peripheral blood serum by chromatographic techniques and mass spectrometry, and subsequent mathematical modeling analysis of the data by means of multivariate mathematical models specifically developed for this purpose. The study aims at determining the performance parameters (specificity, sensibility, positive predictive value (PPN), negative predictive value (NPV), etc.) of the test and its applicability. To do this, the investigators will use the serum samples of the patients enrolled in New Zealand in the SCOPE Study (www.scopestudy.net), an international study conducted between years 2004-2008.
The test has been developed in a case-control study. In this clinical trial the investigators will test it in a large cohort that is likely to resemble a real population. The purpose of validation is to see if the test is able to recognize the few malformed fetuses in the entire population and especially its specificity in real conditions. In addition, the investigators will check whether particular maternal conditions (such as preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, etc.) or fetal conditions (Small for gestational age, Large for gestational age, etc.) affect the test results.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1,943
The serum samples will be used to get a metabolomic profile
Theoreo srl
Montecorvino Pugliano, Salerno, Italy
Diagnostic test performance evaluation in dichotomic classification at 19-21 weeks' gestation
Assessment of the sensitivity, likelihood ratios and performances (diagnostic accuracy) in the identification of a malformed fetus through the analysis of a serum sample from a mother at 19-21 weeks' gestation
Time frame: 6 months
Diagnostic test performance evaluation in the individuation of the exact diagnosis of fetal malformation at 19-21 weeks' gestation
Assessment of the sensitivity, likelihood ratios and performances (diagnostic accuracy) in the identification of the type of malformation through the analysis of a serum sample from a mother at 19-21 weeks' gestation
Time frame: 6 months
Diagnostic test performance evaluation in dichotomic classification at 14-16 weeks gestation
Assessment of the sensitivity, likelihood ratios and performances (diagnostic accuracy) in the identification of a malformed fetus through the analysis of a serum sample from a mother at 19-21 weeks' gestation
Time frame: 6 months
Diagnostic test performance evaluation in the individuation of the exact diagnosis of fetal malformation at 14-16 weeks gestation
Assessment of the sensitivity, likelihood ratios and performances (diagnostic accuracy) in the identification of the type of malformation through the analysis of a serum sample from a mother at 14-16 weeks gestation
Time frame: 6 months
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