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Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: later-stage trial registry

18 of 23 indexed Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 3-4.

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23 US clinical trials · 18 currently recruiting · #724 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: 23 US clinical trials tracked, 18 recruiting.

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia is the subject of 23 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 18 of them currently open to new participants. 2 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 1 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Michael A Belfort, running 2 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition congenital-diaphragmatic-hernia

OPEN 18 | RECR 78% | LATE 2 | EARLY 1 | RANK #724 | SPON 2

Nearest open-share peer: TNBC - Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (78% recruiting · 23 trials)

Congenital Diaphragmatic (th…78%Breast Cancer Stage II47.8%Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung39.1%Anxiety Disorder30.4%Barrett's Esophagus26.1%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia lists 18 open slots (78% of 23 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →

Key findings

What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

  1. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia is recruiting above its size-band peers.

    18 of 23 indexed trials (78.3%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. Sponsorship of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia trials is spread across many organizations.

    Michael A Belfort accounts for 2 of 23 trials (8.7%). 18 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Most Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.

    Median target enrolment is 21 among the 23 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 21 of those (91.3%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia research is mostly interventional.

    22 interventional and 1 observational studies make up this index (95.7% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 21Phase 31Phase 41

Open and recent trials

23 total, page 1 of 1

RECRUITING 3,000 participants

Diaphragmatic Hernia Research & Exploration, Advancing Molecular Science

Columbia University

NCT00950118

RECRUITING Phase 4 600 participants

De-implementing Inhaled Nitric Oxide for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

NCT05213676

RECRUITING NA 80 participants

Safety and Efficacy of FETO in CDH: A Phase III Trial

Holly L Hedrick, MD

NCT06884423

RECRUITING NA 80 participants

Fetal Endotracheal Occlusion (FETO) in the Resolution of Pulmonary Hypertension in Fetuses With Severe CDH

Michael A Belfort

NCT03980717

RECRUITING NA 80 participants

North American Fetal Therapy Network for Long-term Outcome Following Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion in Severe Left and Right Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

NCT06739356

RECRUITING NA 80 participants

Prospective Registry for Long-term Outcomes Following FETO in Severe Left and Right CDH

Johns Hopkins University

NCT07166172

RECRUITING Phase 3 75 participants

Safety and Efficacy of FETO in CDH Phase III

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

NCT07187206

RECRUITING NA 50 participants

High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation Versus High Frequency Jet Ventilation for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

University of Utah

NCT04774848

RECRUITING Phase 2 40 participants

A Trial of Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitor in Neonatal Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (TOP-CDH)

University of Utah

NCT05201144

RECRUITING NA 40 participants

Feto-Endoscopic Tracheal Occlusion (FETO) for Severe Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

NCT02986087

RECRUITING NA 20 participants

Fetal Endoscopic Tracheal Occlusion for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Mauro H. Schenone

NCT05962346

RECRUITING NA 15 participants

Fetal Endoscopic Tracheal Occlusion (FETO) for Severe Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Yair Blumenfeld

NCT05461222

RECRUITING NA 10 participants

Pilot Trial of Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion (FETO) in Severe Left Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH)

Hanmin Lee

NCT04583644

RECRUITING NA 10 participants

Fetal Endoscopic Tracheal Occlusion (FETO) Trial for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH)

Dr Erin Perrone

NCT04052828

RECRUITING NA 10 participants

Trial of FETO for Severe Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Aimen F. Shaaban, MD

NCT05450653

RECRUITING NA 10 participants

Fetal Endoscopic Tracheal Occlusion for CDH (CDH)

University of California, Davis

NCT05421676

RECRUITING NA 10 participants

Fetal Endoscopic Tracheal Occlusion for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (FETO)

Rodrigo Ruano

NCT03138863

RECRUITING NA 10 participants

Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion

University of Colorado, Denver

NCT03674372

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 22 participants

Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion (FETO) for Congenital Diaphragm Hernia

Anthony Johnson

NCT02596802

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 21 participants

Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion (FETO) for Severe Left Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH)

Johns Hopkins University

NCT02710968

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 20 participants

Infant Survival and Long-term Outcome Following Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion in Severe Left and Right Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, A Phase III Trial

Inna Lobeck

NCT06179472

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 14 participants

Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion in Severe Left Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

NCT02549820

COMPLETED NA 20 participants

Fetal Endotracheal Occlusion (FETO) in Severe and Extremely Severe Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Michael A Belfort

NCT00881660

Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 2 1
Phase 3 1
Phase 4 1

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

FETO with Goldballoon Detachable Balloon (GOLDBAL2) along with the Delivery Microcatheter (BALTACCI-BDPE100) Device
2 trials
Goldballoon Detachable Balloon and delivery microcatheter Device
1 trials
BALT GOLDBAL2 Balloon Device
1 trials
GoldBAL2 Detachable Balloon and BALTACCIBDPE100 Delivery Catheter Device
1 trials
11540KE and Balt Goldbal 2 balloon Device
1 trials
Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion (FETO) Device
1 trials
Fetal Tracheal Occlusion Device
1 trials
Fetal Treatment Arm (FETO Group) Device
1 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

Texas 6 trials
California 4 trials
Utah 3 trials
Pennsylvania 3 trials
Ohio 3 trials
Michigan 3 trials
Tennessee 2 trials
Oregon 2 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia page

23 registered trials, 18 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

  • 18 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Michael A Belfort sponsors the most Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Michael A Belfort's trials
  • Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia condition card totals 23 registered trials; most-linked intervention FETO with Goldballoon Detachable Balloon (GOLDBAL2) along with the Delivery Microcatheter (BALTACCI-BDPE100); top US site state Texas. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.