Characterization of Fetal Lung With Quantitative Ultrasound

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Conditions studied: Respiratory Complication, Fetal Lung Imaging

In brief

The purpose of the study is to show if it's possible to use a special kind of ultrasound called backscatter quantitative ultrasound (bQUS) to check on a baby's lungs when the mother is 36 weeks pregnant. 16 participants will be on study for a single 30 minute ultrasound between 32 and 36 weeks of pregnancy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06722365

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Madison

People needed

16

Starts

2024-12-17

Expected to finish

2027-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Pregnant females ages 18 to 45 years old with singleton pregnancy, live fetus, gestational age between 32.1 and 36.7 weeks, not in labor, scheduled for routine ultrasound growth evaluation.
• Gestational age determined by the date of the last menses, and confirmed by measurement of the crown-rump-length on transabdominal ultrasound.

You may not qualify if…

• Subjects unable to consent
• Active Labor
• Fetal malformations of the lungs
• Prescription of corticosteroids prior to ultrasound evaluation
• Pre-gestation or gestational diabetes mellitus
• Low English proficiency, needing an interpreter

Where it is running

• Meriter Hospital — Madison, Wisconsin, United States (enrolling)

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