Could a simple blood test reveal your Baby's blood type?
NCT ID NCT06690099
First seen Aug 21, 2026 ยท Last updated Aug 21, 2026
Summary
This study collects blood samples from pregnant women who are RhD-negative to help develop a non-invasive prenatal test. The test aims to determine the baby's RhD blood type from the mother's blood, potentially avoiding the need for more invasive procedures. Participants are RhD-negative women with a single, viable pregnancy between 12 and 28 weeks. The collected samples will be used for future research and test development.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simple blood test that tells an RhD-negative mother her baby's blood type without invasive procedures, reducing risks and anxiety during pregnancy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage sample collection study, not a test of a finished product. The future test may not prove accurate or may not be developed at all.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Pregnant women who are RhD negative and between 12 and 28 weeks gestation.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Willing and able to provide written informed consent 2. 18 years of age or older at enrollment 3. Women with a viable pregnancy (with documented fetal heartbeat) between 12 weeks, 0 days and 28 weeks, 0 days gestational age 4. Women with RhD negative antigen status by serology 5. Willing to provide neonatal ABO and RhD genotyping status Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Women with multiple gestation pregnancy
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ochsner Health
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70115, United States
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