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Congenital DiseasesPhase 2/3TOTALNCT01240057

Tracheal Occlusion To Accelerate Lung Growth (TOTAL) Trial for Severe Pulmonary Hypoplasia

A Phase 2/3 study testing fetal endoluminal tracheal occlusion and watchful waiting during pregnancy in people with Congenital Diseases and Diaphragmatic Hernia, run by University Hospital, Gasthuisberg at 12 sites in 11 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This trial investigates whether prenatal intervention improves survival rate of fetuses with isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia and severe pulmonary hypoplasia, as compared to expectant management during pregnancy, both followed by standardized postnatal care. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 50 years, women only
What is being tested?
fetal endoluminal tracheal occlusion and watchful waiting during pregnancy
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
93 participants
Where
12 sitesin 11 countries
Study dates
Nov 2011to Dec 2020
Phase
Phase 2/3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 50 years
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients aged 18 years or more, who are able to consent
  • Singleton pregnancy
  • Anatomically and chromosomally normal fetus
  • Left sided diaphragmatic hernia
  • Gestation at randomization prior to 29 wks plus 5 d (so that occlusion is done at the latest on 29 wks plus 6 d)
  • Estimated to have severe pulmonary hypoplasia, defined prenatally as: O/E LHR <25 %, irrespective of the liver position
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  • Acceptance of randomization and the consequences for the further management during pregnancy and thereafter.
  • The patients must undertake the responsibility for either remaining close to, or at the FETO center, or being able to travel swiftly and within acceptable time interval to the FETO center until the balloon is removed.
  • Intended postnatal treatment center must subscribe to suggested guidelines for "standardized postnatal treatment".
  • Provide written consent to participate in this RCT

Who cannot join

  • Maternal contraindication to fetoscopic surgery or severe medical condition in pregnancy that make fetal intervention risk full
  • Technical limitations precluding fetoscopic surgery, such as severe maternal obesity, uterine fibroids or potentially others, not anticipated at the time of writing this protocol.
  • Preterm labour, cervix shortened (<15 mm at randomization) or uterine anomaly strongly predisposing to preterm labour, placenta previa
  • Patient age less than 18 years
  • Psychosocial ineligibility, precluding consent
  • Diaphragmatic hernia: right-sided or bilateral, major anomalies, isolated left-sided outside the O/E LHR limits for the inclusion criteria
  • Patient refusing randomization or to comply with return to FETO center during the time period the airways are occluded or for elective removal of the balloon

Trial locations and contacts

12 sites in 11 countries.

12 sites in 11 countries

Italy2 sites
  • Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

    Milan, 20122

  • Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù

    Rome, 00123

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United States1 site
  • University of Texas Health Science Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030

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Australia1 site
  • Mater Mother's Hospital

    Brisbane, Queensland, 4101

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Belgium1 site
  • University Hospitals Leuven

    Leuven, 3000

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Canada1 site
  • Mount Sinai Hospital

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X5

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France1 site
  • Hôpital Antoine Béclère

    Clamart, 92141

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Germany1 site
  • University Hospital of Bonn

    Bonn, 53105

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Japan1 site
  • National Center for Child Health and Development

    Tokyo, 157-8535

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Poland1 site
  • 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw

    Warsaw

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Spain1 site
  • Hospital Clinic Barcelona

    Barcelona, Catalonia, 08028

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United Kingdom1 site
  • King's College Hospital

    London, SE5 9RS

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About this study

Official title: Randomized Trial of Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion (FETO) Versus Expectant Management During Pregnancy in Fetuses With Left Sided and Isolated Congenital Diaphragma Hernia and Severe Pulmonary Hypoplasia.

This trial investigates whether prenatal intervention improves survival rate of fetuses with isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia and severe pulmonary hypoplasia, as compared to expectant management during pregnancy, both followed by standardized postnatal care.

Being tested
fetal endoluminal tracheal occlusion, watchful waiting during pregnancy
Keywords
Isolated Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Fetal Surgery, Pulmonary Hypoplasia
Medical subject headings
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities, Hernia, Diaphragmatic

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • fetal endoluminal tracheal occlusionProcedure or surgery

    Also called Balt Goldbal 2 balloon

    percutaneous fetoscopy, positioning of endoluminal balloon at 27-30 weeks and whenever possible elective removal at 34 weeks

  • watchful waiting during pregnancyOther

    pregnancy surveillance for fetal wellbeing, development of polyhydramnios and cervical shortening

Study groups in NCT01240057
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
expectant management during pregnancyPlacebo comparatorwatchful waiting during pregnancy
Receives: Other: watchful waiting during pregnancy
fetal endoluminal tracheal occlusionExperimentalfetoscopic balloon occlusion at 27 to 29+6 weeks of gestation
Receives: Procedure: fetal endoluminal tracheal occlusion

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Survival at discharge from neonatal intensive care unit

    The baby can be discharged either alive (and then it qualifies as "surviving at discharge") or dead. Not discharged babies have not reached the primary endpoint.

    Measured: at discharge from neonatal intensive care unit

Secondary outcomes (15)
  1. prenatal increase in lung volume after FETO

    volume of lung after occlusion

    Measured: prior to balloon removal

  2. grading of oxygen dependency

    Measured: born >32 wks: between 28-56d of life; born <32wks: 36wks postmenstrual age

  3. occurrence of pulmonary hypertension

    determined by cardiac ultrasound

    Measured: within first weeks of life

  4. number of days in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

    As long as the baby is in the hospital, it is hospitalized either in NICU or in another, less intensive care unit.

    The number of days in NICU is an outcome variable, expressed in days.

    Measured: within hospital stay

  5. number of days of ventilatory support

    Measured: within NICU stay

  6. presence of periventricular leucomalacia

    Measured: 2 months of life

  7. presence of neonatal sepsis, intraventricular haemorrhage, retinopathy grade III or higher

    Measured: within hospital stay

  8. number of days till full enteral feeding

    Measured: within first 2 years of life

  9. presence of gastro-esophagal reflux

    Measured: at discharge

  10. day of surgery

    Measured: within hospital stay

  11. requirement for use of patch for repair

    Measured: at the time of postnatal surgery

  12. bronchopulmonary dysplasia

    defined as oxygen need for at least 28 days

    Measured: with the first 8 weeks

  13. Need for Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

    Measured: during NICU admission

  14. Defect size

    Measured: at the time of postnatal surgery

  15. number of days alive in case of postnatal death

    Measured: during NICU admission

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted15 Nov 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startNov 2011
  3. Primary completionMar 2020
  4. Study completionDec 2020

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2/3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
93 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01240057
Sponsor's protocol ID
ML 6277
Other IDs
B32220108118
Acronym
TOTAL
Status last verified
May 2021
First submitted
4 Aug 2010
Last updated
4 May 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Jani JC, Nicolaides KH, Gratacos E, Valencia CM, Done E, Martinez JM, Gucciardo L, Cruz R, Deprest JA. Severe diaphragmatic hernia treated by fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Sep;34(3):304-10. doi: 10.1002/uog.6450.

    PubMed 19658113
  • Deprest J, Breysem L, Gratacos E, Nicolaides K, Claus F, Debeer A, Smet MH, Proesmans M, Fayoux P, Storme L. Tracheal side effects following fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion for severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Pediatr Radiol. 2010 May;40(5):670-3. doi: 10.1007/s00247-010-1579-9. Epub 2010 Mar 30. No abstract available.

    PubMed 20352401
  • Deprest JA, Gratacos E, Nicolaides K, Done E, Van Mieghem T, Gucciardo L, Claus F, Debeer A, Allegaert K, Reiss I, Tibboel D. Changing perspectives on the perinatal management of isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia in Europe. Clin Perinatol. 2009 Jun;36(2):329-47, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2009.03.004.

    PubMed 19559323
  • Deprest JA, Hyett JA, Flake AW, Nicolaides K, Gratacos E. Current controversies in prenatal diagnosis 4: Should fetal surgery be done in all cases of severe diaphragmatic hernia? Prenat Diagn. 2009 Jan;29(1):15-9. doi: 10.1002/pd.2108. No abstract available.

    PubMed 19125386
  • Deprest JA, Flemmer AW, Gratacos E, Nicolaides K. Antenatal prediction of lung volume and in-utero treatment by fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion in severe isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2009 Feb;14(1):8-13. doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2008.08.010. Epub 2008 Oct 8.

    PubMed 18845492
  • Jani JC, Benachi A, Nicolaides KH, Allegaert K, Gratacos E, Mazkereth R, Matis J, Tibboel D, Van Heijst A, Storme L, Rousseau V, Greenough A, Deprest JA; Antenatal-CDH-Registry group. Prenatal prediction of neonatal morbidity in survivors with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a multicenter study. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Jan;33(1):64-9. doi: 10.1002/uog.6141.

    PubMed 18844275
  • Jani J, Nicolaides KH, Keller RL, Benachi A, Peralta CF, Favre R, Moreno O, Tibboel D, Lipitz S, Eggink A, Vaast P, Allegaert K, Harrison M, Deprest J; Antenatal-CDH-Registry Group. Observed to expected lung area to head circumference ratio in the prediction of survival in fetuses with isolated diaphragmatic hernia. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Jul;30(1):67-71. doi: 10.1002/uog.4052.

    PubMed 17587219
  • Jani J, Keller RL, Benachi A, Nicolaides KH, Favre R, Gratacos E, Laudy J, Eisenberg V, Eggink A, Vaast P, Deprest J; Antenatal-CDH-Registry Group. Prenatal prediction of survival in isolated left-sided diaphragmatic hernia. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Jan;27(1):18-22. doi: 10.1002/uog.2688.

    PubMed 16374756
  • Deprest J, Gratacos E, Nicolaides KH; FETO Task Group. Fetoscopic tracheal occlusion (FETO) for severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia: evolution of a technique and preliminary results. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Aug;24(2):121-6. doi: 10.1002/uog.1711.

    PubMed 15287047
  • Rodrigues HC, Deprest J, v d Berg PP. When referring physicians and researchers disagree on equipoise: the TOTAL trial experience. Prenat Diagn. 2011 Jun;31(6):589-94. doi: 10.1002/pd.2756. Epub 2011 Apr 11.

    PubMed 21484841
  • Deprest J, Flake A. How should fetal surgery for congenital diaphragmatic hernia be implemented in the post-TOTAL trial era: A discussion. Prenat Diagn. 2022 Mar;42(3):301-309. doi: 10.1002/pd.6091. Epub 2022 Jan 22.

    PubMed 35032132
  • Van Calster B, Benachi A, Nicolaides KH, Gratacos E, Berg C, Persico N, Gardener GJ, Belfort M, Ville Y, Ryan G, Johnson A, Sago H, Kosinski P, Bagolan P, Van Mieghem T, DeKoninck PLJ, Russo FM, Hooper SB, Deprest JA. The randomized Tracheal Occlusion To Accelerate Lung growth (TOTAL)-trials on fetal surgery for congenital diaphragmatic hernia: reanalysis using pooled data. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Apr;226(4):560.e1-560.e24. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.11.1351. Epub 2021 Nov 19.

    PubMed 34808130
  • Deprest JA, Nicolaides KH, Benachi A, Gratacos E, Ryan G, Persico N, Sago H, Johnson A, Wielgos M, Berg C, Van Calster B, Russo FM; TOTAL Trial for Severe Hypoplasia Investigators. Randomized Trial of Fetal Surgery for Severe Left Diaphragmatic Hernia. N Engl J Med. 2021 Jul 8;385(2):107-118. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2027030. Epub 2021 Jun 8.

    PubMed 34106556

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2/3 study testing fetal endoluminal tracheal occlusion and watchful waiting during pregnancy in people with Congenital Diseases and Diaphragmatic Hernia, run by University Hospital, Gasthuisberg at 12 sites in 11 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 10 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 May 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 12 sites in Italy, United States, Australia, Belgium, Canada and 6 more countries. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this combined phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Survival at discharge from neonatal intensive care unit (time frame: at discharge from neonatal intensive care unit). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01240057, which also lists 13 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 May 2021.

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