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

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

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Key information

Conditions

Congenital Heart Defects Cardiovascular Abnormalities Cardiovascular Diseases Congenital Abnormalities Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Heart Defects, Congenital Heart Diseases

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Stavanger University Hospital

Stavanger, NO-4011, Norway

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Pregnant
2nd trimester

Exclusion criteria

Unwilling

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

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

Time frame: 2nd trimester

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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Helse Stavanger HF

Other Gov

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start: 2006
Primary completion: 2009
Study completion: 2009
First posted: Sep 14, 2010
Registry last updated: Apr 27, 2016

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