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LUMIERE on the FETUS

Recruiting
Conditions
Pregnancy
Interventions
Other: fetal MRI
Registration Number
NCT04142606
Lead Sponsor
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Brief Summary

Congenital anomalies are a major public health problem. They affect 2-3% of births, around 20,000 new cases per year in France, of which 15% are cared for in Ile de France. These congenital anomalies are a major cause of morbidity, infant mortality and disability. They are also a major cause of death during the infant period (22% of deaths during the first year of life: source CépiDC Inserm 2010). The detection, accurate diagnosis and accurate prognosis, particularly functional, of these congenital anomalies are still difficult in the current monitoring of pregnancy, which is based primarily on ultrasound. The use and development of modern imaging techniques is now essential to enable doctors to better see and better examine the fetus. Alongside ultrasound, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a technique that has undergone significant development in recent years. MRI must allow the effective anatomical and functional evaluation of the main fetal organs and could in particular be interesting in several situations in which it has not yet been sufficiently evaluated and is not yet performed in clinical routine.

Detailed Description

The inclusion will take place from 16WF to 36WG, within the framework of one of the 4 clinical subgroups of patients envisaged.

The standardized anatomic and functional MRI examination will in all cases last less than 45 minutes and will be based on sequences already used in clinical practice.

Clinical, biological, and ultrasound data will be collected prospectively and used for the usual management of the patient. For the purposes of the study, these data will be secondarily anonymized and analyzed in connection with the MRI data and the perinatal outcome to meet the specific objectives.

The lost-to-follow-up bias will be limited by the simplicity of the proposed perinatal surveillance, which does not differ from the surveillance usually recommended for these pregnancies

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
1500
Inclusion Criteria
  • patient ≥ 18 years
  • Single or twin pregnancy
  • gestational age≥ 16 WG and ≤ 36 WG based on cranio-caudal length (LCC) dating
  • Collection of the patient's consent
Exclusion Criteria

contraindication to MRI

  • multiple pregnancies > 2
  • subsequent follow-up impossible
  • maternal condition contraindicates continuation of pregnancy
  • patient having to have an MRI examination as part of the normal clinical follow-up of her pregnancy (identified or strongly suspected echocardiographic abnormality on ultrasound, diaphragmatic dome hernia, CMV fetal infection, antecedent brain abnormality in siblings, STT operated)

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Control Group (Group 1)fetal MRIHaving prenatal ultrasound screening without detected abnormality
TOP Group (Group 4)fetal MRIA medical termination of pregnancy, (TOP), in addition to a fetopathological examination (virtopsy)
Non Optimal Ultrasound Scan Group (Group 2)fetal MRIHaving an ultrasound examination without abnormality detected but in whom ultrasound examination is not optimal (poor technical conditions, multiple pregnancies, obese patients)
Malformation Group (Group 3)fetal MRIStandardized prenatal screening with ultrasound examination finding an isolated anomaly that does not currently constitute a commonly accepted indication of fetal MRI
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
feasibility of advanced MRI techniquesFrom inclusion to end of neonatal period (max 25 weeks)

quality of standardized functional fetal examination using recognizable criteria of normality

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Acceptability of the examination for the patient: leackertLikert scaleThrough MRI study completion an average of 6 months

will be assessed by a Likert scale. which is a psychometric tool for measuring an attitude in individuals. It consists of one or more statements (statements or items) for which the respondent expresses her degree of agreement or disagreement (5 items from 1 to 5 points : from "very poor", "poor", "average", "good", "very good"). A scale of several items can be summarized by the average of the item scores.

Reproducibility of the examination analysisAfter study completion, an average of one year

will be assessed by means of Kappa coefficient

Specific Absorption Rate for each type of sequenceAfter study completion, an average of one year

SAR is an MRI machine parameter

Concordance of diagnosisTermination of pregnancy (max 25 weeks)

Concordance of diagnosis between virtual autopsy and foetopathology

concordance of information collected by MRIFrom inclusion to end of neonatal period (max 25 weeks)

Concordance of the diagnosis carried out on each standardized section in ultrasound, MRI and the final diagnosis: Standardized cuts with main anatomical landmarks seen and unusual appearance.

feasibility of fusion imaging (echo / MRI)After study completion, an average of one year

will be assessed by the success rate of appropriate matching - % of successful echo-IRM fusion

norms of growth of main organs and placentaAfter study completion, an average of one year

Creating of normal curves by MRI measurements for volumes at various gestational ages

Establishment of an anatomical and functional database on a large group of healthy fetusesAfter study completion, an average of one year

Build up of normal atlas of MRI images in normal fetuses. We will stored anonymous images of placenta acquired thought gestation and anatomical and using functionnal sequences

Concordance of information collected by MRIFrom inclusion to end of neonatal period (max 25 weeks)

Concordance of the diagnosis carried out on each standardized section in ultrasound, MRI and the final diagnosis: Standardized cuts with main non-evaluable anatomical landmarks.

relevance of MRIFrom inclusion to end of neonatal period (max 25 weeks)

will be assessed by the % of added informations

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Necker - Enfants Malades Hospital

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Paris, France

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