Third Trimester 3D Printed Models Versus 3D Ultrasound Effects on Maternal-Fetal Attachment

Creighton University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Maternal-Fetal Relations

Treatments: Other: 3D printed model; Other: Placebo

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03883971

1052761-4

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will invite healthy women with singleton pregnancies and normal 20 week ultrasounds to participate in the study that will involve completing a demographic questionnaire and measure of attachment, a 3D ultrasound, being randomized to receive a 3D printed model of the fetal face or not, and completing the attachment measure again.

Enrollment: 96 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 19 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• women
• between19-45 years of age
• singleton pregnancy
• no less than 26-weeks pregnant and no more than 31-weeks pregnant at randomization
• normal fetal anatomic survey (fas) ultrasound
• fluent in English

Exclusion criteria

• additional medical or entertainment ultrasounds after the 20 week anatomic ultrasound

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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96 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

3D model

Experimental group

Description:

patient is given 3D printed model of her fetus's face

Treatment:

Other: 3D printed model

picture

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

patient is given a fetal picture only.

Treatment:

Other: Placebo