Status:

UNKNOWN

The TAPS Trial - Fetoscopic Laser Surgery for Twin Anemia Polycythemia Sequence

Lead Sponsor:

Leiden University Medical Center

Conditions:

Twin Anemia Polycythemia Sequence

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-50 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This multicenter open-label randomized controlled trial is set up to evaluate the effect of fetoscopic laser surgery on the gestational age at birth for monochorionic twin pregnancies diagnosed with t...

Detailed Description

Rationale: Monochorionic twins share one placenta and are connected to each other via vascular anastomoses at the placental surface, allowing the blood to transfer bi-directionally between the two fet...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Monochorionic twin pregnancy complicated by either spontaneous or post-laser twin anemia polycythemia sequence (TAPS), stage ≥ 2, diagnosed between 20+0 and till 28+0 weeks of gestation
  • Women aged 18 years or more, who are able to consent.
  • Written informed consent to participate in this randomized controlled trial, forms being approved by the Ethical Committees.

Exclusion

  • TAPS stage 1
  • TAPS stage≥ 2, diagnosed within 1 week after laser surgery for twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) (a large inter-twin middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity difference within a week after laser for TTTS is likely to related to hemodynamic reequilibration, and is usually not based on TAPS)
  • Triplet pregnancies, or higher order multiple pregnancies
  • TAPS cases that already underwent an intrauterine treatment (with the exception of laser surgery for TTTS in post-laser TAPS cases)
  • Congenital abnormalities (including severe cerebral injury) in one or both twins

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 30 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 30 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

44 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04432168

Start Date

April 30 2019

End Date

April 30 2024

Last Update

June 16 2020

Active Locations (5)

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Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 208327

2

Vittore Buzzi Children's Hospital

Milan, Lombardy, Italy, 20154

3

Leiden University Medical Center

Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands, 2333ZA

4

Vall d'Hebron University Hospital

Barcelona, Spain, 08035