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Percutaneous Endoscopic Tracheal Plug/Unplug for CDH (Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia)

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00768703

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Official title

Percutaneous Endoscopic Tracheal Plug/Unplug for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Brief summary

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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is an anatomically simple birth defect in which contents of the fetal abdomen migrate into the chest due to incomplete formation of the diaphragm. Herniation of viscera into the chest prevents the fetal lungs from developing and growing to normal size. In the most severe cases, there is significant morbidity and mortality at birth. For these fetuses, fetal intervention may improve outcomes by enabling the lungs to grow enough in utero that they are capable of sustaining life after birth. This unblinded, non-randomized trial will assess the safety and efficacy of the use of the Goldvalve balloon and MiniTorquer microcatheter to perform percutaneous temporary tracheal occlusion to treat severe CDH in utero. The primary outcome variable will be fetal lung growth due to successful 'plugging/unplugging' of the trachea, as determined by serial lung-head ratio (LHR) measurements. Secondary outcome variables include maternal, fetal and neonatal variables, specifically neonatal survival at 90 days of life. For infants who survive beyond 90 days post-delivery, their families will be offered follow-up (up to 2 years of age and possibly beyond) in the Long-term Infant-to-Adult Follow-up Evaluation (LIFE) Clinic at UCSF.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00768703
Recruitment status
No Longer Available
Study type
Expanded access
Phase
Not listed
Enrollment
Not listed

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
Female
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers

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Study timeline

Start date
Not listed
Primary completion
Not listed
Completion
Not listed
Last update posted
Mar 26, 2019

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
University of California, San Francisco Fetal Treatment Center San Francisco California 94143

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