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Automated Screen for Fetal Aneuploidy

Conditions
Trisomy 21 and Other Fetal Aneuploidy
Interventions
Diagnostic Test: blood test
Registration Number
NCT03635359
Lead Sponsor
BioCeryx
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate a blood test and automated microfluidic test platform for the prenatal screening of fetal aneuploidy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
2000
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Subject is at least 18 years old and can provide informed consent;
  2. Subject has a viable singleton or twin pregnancy;
  3. Subject is confirmed to be at least 10 weeks, 0 days gestation at the time of the study blood draw;
  4. Subject is planning to undergo chorionic villus sampling and/or amniocentesis for the purpose of genetic analysis of the fetus because of a suspected fetal chromosomal anomaly based on cell-free DNA test results, standard serum screening result, or fetal ultrasound abnormality.
  5. OR the subject has already undergone chorionic villus sampling and/or amniocentesis and is known to have a fetus with a chromosomal abnormality confirmed by genetic analysis.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Subject (the mother) has known aneuploidy;
  2. Subject is pregnant with more than two fetuses or has had sonographic evidence of three or more gestational sacs at any time during pregnancy;
  3. Subject has a fetal demise (including natural or elective reduction) identified prior to consent;
  4. Subject has history of malignancy treated with chemotherapy and/or major surgery, or bone marrow transplant.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
positive for fetal aneuploidyblood test-
negative for fetal aneuploidyblood test-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Comparison of blood test to fetal karyotype21 months

Maternal plasma cell-free DNA will be analyzed to determine copy number of specific chromosomes and compared to the fetal karyotype as obtained through invasive diagnostic testing of the fetus.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (6)

University Hospital Brugmann

🇧🇪

Brussels, Belgium

Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca

🇪🇸

Murcia, Spain

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

🇦🇺

Sydney, Australia

University of British Columbia

🇨🇦

Vancouver, Canada

Hospital CUF Descobertas

🇵🇹

Lisbon, Portugal

University College London Hospital

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

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