Assessment of the Number of Umbilical Cord Vessels at the Time of Nuchal Translucency Screening

MedStar Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Umbilical Cord

Treatments: Procedure: Doppler ultrasound

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01367132

MedStar 2010-450

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary objective of this study is to determine the detection rate of two- or three-vessel umbilical cord at the time of nuchal translucency screening between 11 and 13 6/7 weeks gestation.

Hypothesis: Detection rate of the number of vessels during first trimester will be as accurate as the detection of vessels during the second trimester.

Enrollment: 123 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Singleton or multiple-gestation pregnancies in patients presenting for NT screening between 11 and 13 6/7 weeks gestation and CRL between 45-84mm as determined at the time of the ultrasound
• Age 18 and older

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who are incapable of informed consent or minors