Actively Recruiting
Trial of Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion (FETO) for CDH
Led by Connecticut Children's Medical Center · Updated on 2025-05-15
15
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
778 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The rationale for fetal therapy in severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is to restore adequate lung growth for neonatal survival.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Trial of Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion (FETO) for CDH
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Pregnant women age 18 years and older, who are able to consent
- Singleton pregnancy
- Normal fetal karyotype
- Fetal diagnosis of isolated left congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) with liver up
- Gestational age at enrollment prior to 29 weeks plus 6 days
- Severe pulmonary hypoplasia with ultrasound observed/expected lung-to-head ratio (O/E LHR) less than 25%
You will not qualify if you...
- Pregnant women under 18 years of age
- Maternal contraindication to fetoscopic surgery or severe maternal medical condition in pregnancy
- Technical limitations that prevent fetoscopic surgery
- Allergy to rubber latex
- Preterm labor, shortened cervix (less than 15 mm at enrollment or within 24 hours of FETO balloon insertion), or uterine anomalies that increase preterm labor risk
- Placenta previa
- Psychosocial factors preventing consent
- Right-sided or bilateral diaphragmatic hernia, major associated anomalies, or isolated left-sided CDH with O/E LHR 25% or higher
- Inability to stay at the FETO treatment site during tracheal occlusion, delivery, and postnatal care
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06106
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
K
Katie E Boyle, MPH
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
1
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