A Feasibility Study of Virtopsy With Tissue Sampling in Besancon University Hospital

NCT ID: NCT03877900

Last Updated: 2020-10-05

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

26 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-02-28

Study Completion Date

2020-03-06

Brief Summary

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The aim of this project is to assess the feasibility of a new local post mortem procedure at Besançon University Hospital : Virtopsy+, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with tissue sampling of the fetus and newborns.

Detailed Description

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Minimally invasive autopsy is an alternative for conventional autopsy including post mortem magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and tissues samplings.

Because of the raise of parental refusal of autopsy, we intend to assess the local feasibility of a minimally invasive autopsy approach using post mortem MR imaging of fetuses and newborns in order to detect the major pathological abnormalities and/or to determinate the cause of death.

Conditions

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Stillbirth and Fetal Death Termination of Pregnancy Neonatal Death

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* stillbirth and fetal deaths over 21 weeks of gestation
* termination of pregnancy over 21 weeks of gestation
* neonatal death
* patient having read the letter of information and signed the consent.

Exclusion Criteria

* legal incapacity
* limited ability to consent
* lack of parental consent
Maximum Eligible Age

1 Month

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Marion AUBER LENOIR, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

CHU Besançon

Locations

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CHU Besancon

Besançon, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

References

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Addison S, Arthurs OJ, Thayyil S. Post-mortem MRI as an alternative to non-forensic autopsy in foetuses and children: from research into clinical practice. Br J Radiol. 2014 Apr;87(1036):20130621. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20130621.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Brookes JA, Hall-Craggs MA, Sams VR, Lees WR. Non-invasive perinatal necropsy by magnetic resonance imaging. Lancet. 1996 Oct 26;348(9035):1139-41. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)02287-8.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Breeze AC, Jessop FA, Set PA, Whitehead AL, Cross JJ, Lomas DJ, Hackett GA, Joubert I, Lees CC. Minimally-invasive fetal autopsy using magnetic resonance imaging and percutaneous organ biopsies: clinical value and comparison to conventional autopsy. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Mar;37(3):317-23. doi: 10.1002/uog.8844.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Kang X, Cannie MM, Arthurs OJ, Segers V, Fourneau C, Bevilacqua E, Cos Sanchez T, Sebire NJ, Jani JC. Post-mortem whole-body magnetic resonance imaging of human fetuses: a comparison of 3-T vs. 1.5-T MR imaging with classical autopsy. Eur Radiol. 2017 Aug;27(8):3542-3553. doi: 10.1007/s00330-016-4725-4. Epub 2017 Jan 23.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Cannie M, Votino C, Moerman P, Vanheste R, Segers V, Van Berkel K, Hanssens M, Kang X, Cos T, Kir M, Balepa L, Divano L, Foulon W, De Mey J, Jani J. Acceptance, reliability and confidence of diagnosis of fetal and neonatal virtuopsy compared with conventional autopsy: a prospective study. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Jun;39(6):659-65. doi: 10.1002/uog.10079. Epub 2012 May 22.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Griffiths PD, Paley MN, Whitby EH. Post-mortem MRI as an adjunct to fetal or neonatal autopsy. Lancet. 2005 Apr 2-8;365(9466):1271-3. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)74816-9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15811461 (View on PubMed)

Sebire NJ, Weber MA, Thayyil S, Mushtaq I, Taylor A, Chitty LS. Minimally invasive perinatal autopsies using magnetic resonance imaging and endoscopic postmortem examination ("keyhole autopsy"): feasibility and initial experience. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 May;25(5):513-8. doi: 10.3109/14767058.2011.601368. Epub 2011 Aug 10.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21740313 (View on PubMed)

Woodward PJ, Sohaey R, Harris DP, Jackson GM, Klatt EC, Alexander AL, Kennedy A. Postmortem fetal MR imaging: comparison with findings at autopsy. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1997 Jan;168(1):41-6. doi: 10.2214/ajr.168.1.8976917.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 8976917 (View on PubMed)

Thayyil S, Sebire NJ, Chitty LS, Wade A, Olsen O, Gunny RS, Offiah A, Saunders DE, Owens CM, Chong WK, Robertson NJ, Taylor AM. Post mortem magnetic resonance imaging in the fetus, infant and child: a comparative study with conventional autopsy (MaRIAS Protocol). BMC Pediatr. 2011 Dec 22;11:120. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-11-120.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22192497 (View on PubMed)

D'Hondt A, Cassart M, De Maubeuge R, Soto Ares G, Rommens J, Avni EF. Postmortem fetal magnetic resonance imaging: where do we stand? Insights Imaging. 2018 Aug;9(4):591-598. doi: 10.1007/s13244-018-0627-0. Epub 2018 Jun 4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29869137 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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P/2018/394

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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