RECRUITINGOBSERVATIONAL
Prenatal Ultrasonographic Assessment of Fetal Thyroid in Patients With Thyroid Pathology
About This Trial
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the possibility to use prenatal ultrasonography for diagnosis and prognostic guidance in cases of suspected fetal thyroid changes in fetuses belonging to women with thyroid disease and women with low obstetric risk (i.e., pregnancy not complicated by maternal and/or fetal pathology) between 14 and 37 gestational weeks. The main question it aims to answer is: Is it possible to diagnose thyroid disease in fetuses early using measurable parameters of the fetal thyroid through ultrasonography?
Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)
Who May Qualify:
- Participants between 14 and 37 gestational weeks, who will be followed for the entire period of pregnancy, up to delivery, at the same enrolling center
- Obtaining willing to sign a consent form for participation in the study
- Maternal age between 18 and 45 years (extremes included)
- Participants with good understanding of the Italian language
Who Should NOT Join This Trial:
- Smoking participants
- Patients with BMI\>30
- Absence of correct dating of pregnancy within the first trimester
- Pathological conditions (e.g., malabsorptive or socioeconomic conditions that may interfere with fetal growth)
- Twin pregnancy
- Only for the low obstetric risk group of patients: Fetus with malformative pathology
Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.
Original Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Participants between 14 and 37 gestational weeks, who will be followed for the entire period of pregnancy, up to delivery, at the same enrolling center
* Obtaining informed consent for participation in the study
* Maternal age between 18 and 45 years (extremes included)
* Participants with good understanding of the Italian language
Exclusion Criteria:
* Smoking participants
* Patients with BMI\>30
* Absence of correct dating of pregnancy within the first trimester
* Pathological conditions (e.g., malabsorptive or socioeconomic conditions that may interfere with fetal growth)
* Twin pregnancy
* Only for the low obstetric risk group of patients: Fetus with malformative pathology
Treatments Being Tested
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST
Description of the trend of major thyroid ultrasound biometric parameters
Use of prenatal ultrasonography for diagnosis and prognostic guidance in suspected fetal thyroid changes.
Locations (2)
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Ospedale Santa Chiara - Trento
Trento, Italy, Italy