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

Helse Stavanger HF

Status: Completed

Conditions: Congenital Heart Defects

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01201486

SUS-CH1

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Full description

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.

Enrollment: 6,781 patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pregnant
• 2nd trimester

Exclusion criteria

• Unwilling

Trial design

6,781 participants in 1 patient group

Pregnant women

Description:

Pregnant females in the 2nd trimester.