New blood test could replace risky prenatal procedures
NCT ID NCT07469657
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a new blood test that looks for severe genetic diseases in unborn babies using a sample from the mother. The test analyzes fetal DNA found in the mother's blood, which could avoid the need for invasive procedures like amniocentesis that carry a small risk of miscarriage. Researchers will compare the costs and benefits of this approach with current methods in 300 couples at risk.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- blood test using next-generation sequencing of fetal DNA
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a safer, earlier alternative to invasive prenatal testing for many genetic conditions, reducing the risk of miscarriage.
- What could go wrong
- This is a health economics study, not a treatment trial. It will assess costs and feasibility, not prove the test works for all conditions. The test may not be widely available or affordable.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2029
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
Couples undergoing prenatal diagnosis are at high risk of transmitting a severe incurable condition due to a monogenic defect.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: * Couple aged over 18 years * Ongoing pregnancy of at least 7 weeks gestational age * Requesting, within clinical care, invasive prenatal diagnosis or PCR-based NIPD for a particularly severe monogenic disorder, with indication confirmed by a Multidisciplinary Prenatal Diagnosis Center (CPDPN) * Eligible for exclusion diagnosis * Causative gene covered by the Agilent V8 exome capture kit * Affiliated with the national general social security system * Informed consent obtained from the pregnant woman and her partner Exclusion Criteria: * Prenatal diagnosis request not approved by a Multidisciplinary Prenatal Diagnosis Center (CPDPN) * Disorder not analyzable by next-generation sequencing (e.g., triplet repeat expansions, sequence homology) * Woman carrying the pathogenic variant * Woman or partner deprived of liberty, under guardianship or curatorship * Index case other than the father, a child, or a fetus from a previous pregnancy within the couple.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades
RECRUITINGParis, Île-de-France Region, 75015, France
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