New heart test could help doctors treat fetal anemia
NCT ID NCT07551232
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will test a new way to measure fetal heart function using ultrasound in 15 pregnant women whose babies have anemia. The goal is to see if this heart measure can help doctors decide when to treat the anemia. The study is not yet recruiting and is purely observational.
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 give doctors a new, reliable tool to better time treatments for fetal anemia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study with only 15 participants. The new measure may not prove useful or may not work for all cases.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 15 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Singleton pregnancy with raised MCA PSV MOM due to alloimmunization or Parvovirus infection will be invited to participate in the study. Institutional ethics committee approval will be gained and all women who participate in the study will gave an informed consent
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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:Singleton pregnancy with raised MCA PSV MOM due to alloimmunization or Parvovirus infection will be invited to participate in the study.Institutional ethics committee approval will be gained and all women who participate in the study will gave an informed consent. \- Exclusion Criteria:fetuses with structural or chromosomal anomalies, maternal systemic diseases (e.g., cardiac disease, respiratory disease, sever maternal coagulopathy),and cases in which technically reliable Mod-MPI measurements could not be obtained as obese women.. Active maternal infection at puncture site. \-
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