Recruiting

FETO

Sponsor:

Holly L Hedrick, MD

Code:

NCT06884423

Conditions

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Pulmonary Hypoplasia

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

FETO with GoldBAL2 Balloon and BALTACCIBDPE100 Catheter

Study Details

Brief summary:

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a birth defect characterized by the development of a hole in the diaphragm, the breathing muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen. As a result, organs in the abdomen can move into the chest and press on the developing lungs. This prevents the lungs from growing and developing normally.

In severe cases, CDH can lead to serious disease and death at birth. For these babies, treatment before birth may allow the lungs to grow enough before birth so these children are capable of surviving and thriving.

Conditions

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Pulmonary Hypoplasia

Study ID

NCT06884423

Start date

Apr 7, 2025

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

Apr, 2032

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Apr, 2030

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Pregnant women age 18 years and older
2. Singleton pregnancy
3. Normal fetal karyotype with confirmation by culture results, whole exome sequencing (WES), whole genome sequencing (WGS), or chromosomal microarray with non-pathologic variants. Results by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) will be acceptable if the patient is greater than 26 weeks.
4. Gestational age at enrollment is prior to 29 weeks 6 days
5. Liver is intrathoracic
6. Isolated left congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) with observed/expected lung to head ratio (O/E LHR) of less than 30% at enrollment (18\^0 to 29\^5 weeks), or:
7. Isolated right CDH with O/E LHR equal to or less than 45% at enrollment (18\^0 to 29\^5 weeks).
8. Cervical length by transvaginal ultrasound equal to or greater than 20 mm within 24 hours of fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion (FETO) procedure
9. Patient meets psychosocial criteria
10. Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patient is less than 18 years of age
2. Multi-fetal pregnancy
3. History of natural rubber latex allergy
4. Preterm labor, cervix shortened (less than 20 mm at enrollment or within 24 hours of FETO balloon insertion procedure) or uterine anomaly strongly predisposing to preterm labor, placenta previa
5. Psychosocial ineligibility, precluding consent:

  • Inability to reside within 30 minutes of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and inability to comply with the travel for the follow-up requirements of the trial
  • Patient does not have a support person (e.g. spouse, partner, mother) available to stay with the patient for the duration of the pregnancy at CHOP
6. Bilateral CDH, isolated left sided CDH with O/E LHR greater than or equal to 30% (measured at 18\^0 to 29\^5 weeks), isolated right sided CDH with O/E LHR greater than 45% (measured at 180 to 295 weeks), as determined by ultrasound
7. No Liver herniation into thoracic cavity.
8. Additional fetal anomaly by ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or echocardiogram at the fetal treatment center. Exclude chromosomal abnormalities, associated anomalies recognized to alter survival prognosis (ie. CDH and congenital heart disease) or presence of an underlying genetic syndrome (ie. Fryns).
9. Maternal contraindication to fetoscopic surgery or severe maternal medical condition in pregnancy
10. History of incompetent cervix with or without cerclage
11. Placental abnormalities (previa, abruption, accrete) known at time of enrollment.
12. Maternal-fetal Rh isoimmunization, Kell sensitization or neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia affecting the current pregnancy.
13. Maternal HIV, Hepatitis-B, Hepatitis-C status positive because of the increased risk of transmission to the fetus during maternal-fetal surgery. If the patient's HIV or Hepatitis status is unknown, the patient must be tested and found to have negative results before enrollment.
14. Uterine anomaly such as large or multiple fibroids or mullerian duct abnormality
15. There is no safe or technically feasible fetoscopic approach to balloon placement.
16. Participation in another intervention study that influences maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality or participation in this trial in a previous pregnancy.

Study Design

Enrollment

80 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: FETO in CDH

Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion (FETO) will be performed by placing a detachable balloon inside the fetal airway and removing the balloon after several weeks. Devices: GoldBAL2 Detachable Balloon and BALTACCIBDPE100 Delivery Catheter. Assignment will be non-randomized. 40 maternal/fetal dyads will be enrolled in this arm.

no intervention: Expectant Management in CDH

The control arm includes patients eligible for FETO according to side of defect, O/E LHR, and liver position who undergo expectant management rather than FETO intervention. Assignment will be non-randomized. 40 maternal/fetal dyads will be enrolled in this arm.

Interventions

FETO with GoldBAL2 Balloon and BALTACCIBDPE100 Catheter

Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion (FETO) in CDH with GoldBAL2 Detachable Balloon and BALTACCIBDPE100 Delivery Catheter

Primary outcome measure

  • Successful placement and removal of the FETO Device [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
  • Comparison of neonatal survival rates of LCDH cases between intervention and control groups [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
  • Comparison of neonatal survival rates of RCDH cases between intervention and control groups [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
  • Assessment of complications associated with the FETO intervention [ Time Frame: 24 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Holly L Hedrick, MD, FACS

1-800-468-8376hedrick@chop.edu

Annaliese Aarthun

aarthuna@chop.edu

Locations

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Recruiting

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Contacts

Holly L Hedrick, MD, FACS

1-800-468-8376hedrick@chop.edu

Annaliese Aarthun

aarthuna@chop.edu

Principal Investigator:

Holly L Hedrick

More Information

Sponsor

Holly L Hedrick, MD

Last update posted

Jul 22, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Keywords

  • congenital diaphragmatic hernia
  • tracheal occlusion

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Holly L Hedrick, MD on 2026-07-22.