Status:

RECRUITING

Optimizing Family Counseling for Anticipated Extremely Preterm Delivery

Lead Sponsor:

Boston Children's Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Conditions:

Preterm Pregnancy

Premature Birth

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-99 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Antenatal family counseling for anticipated extremely preterm deliveries remains ethically and practically challenging for maternal-fetal medicine specialists and neonatologists alike. The overall goa...

Detailed Description

Extremely preterm birth near the limit of viability, defined broadly as birth between 20 and 26 weeks' gestation, accounts for substantial infant morbidity and mortality as well as both parental and p...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Pregnant women and their partners
  • English-proficient adult pregnant woman admitted between 22 0/7-25 6/7 weeks' estimated gestation for anticipated extremely preterm delivery and her adult partner (if available) for whom an antenatal neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) consultation was requested and performed

Exclusion

  • Non-English proficient
  • Fetal congenital malformation(s)
  • \<18y old
  • \<22 0/7 or \> 25 6/7 weeks' estimated gestation
  • Repeat consultation
  • Counseling MFM and Neonatology providers
  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Practicing MFM or Neonatology provider (attending, fellow, resident, practitioner or RN) from the 3 participating sites: Brigham \& Women's Hospital (BWH), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), South Shore Hospital (SSH)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 17 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 28 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

460 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03819933

Start Date

September 17 2019

End Date

February 28 2027

Last Update

December 16 2025

Active Locations (3)

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1

Boston Children's Hosptial

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

2

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215

3

South Shore Hospital

Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States, 02190