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MicrocephalyNCT03651687

Guangzhou Surveillance and Clinical Study in Microcephaly (GSCSM)

An observational study of Microcephaly, run by Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center at 1 site in China.

Completed

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

Official record
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Trial summary

Screening for microcephaly is important at birth and during early childhood. The Guangzhou Surveillance and Clinical Study in Microcephaly (GSCSM) aims to establish a multicentric surveillance system for microcephaly in newborns and infants, to develop a new head circumference reference and microcephaly criteria… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages Up to 24 monthsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Microcephaly
How many people
47,369 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
10 Feb 2017to 27 Sep 2024
Phase
Observational
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 Up to 24 months
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child

Study population: The study population are infants born in the maternity hospitals from Guangzhou surveillance system.

Who may be able to join

  • Newborns born after 24+0 weeks of gestation
  • Newborns delivered at the study hospitals

Who cannot join

  • With major congenital abnormalities
  • Multiple births

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

China1 site
  • Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, China

    Guangzhou

Other trials in China

About this study

Official title: Guangzhou Surveillance and Clinical Study in Microcephaly

Screening for microcephaly is important at birth and during early childhood. The Guangzhou Surveillance and Clinical Study in Microcephaly (GSCSM) aims to establish a multicentric surveillance system for microcephaly in newborns and infants, to develop a new head circumference reference and microcephaly criteria basing on the local population in Guangzhou, to improve the prediction model of microcephaly, and to follow up the outcomes of the children diagnosed with microcephaly.

Read the detailed description

Microcephaly is associated with neurological dysfunctions in infants and children. There is not a uniform diagnostic criteria for microcephaly. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended a criteria of head circumference (HC) less than 2 standard deviations (SD) below the mean of the Intergrowth-21 standard, which was found not applicable to the newborns and infants in Guangzhou.In the GSCSM, the HC measures of newborns are conducted by trained midwives using a standard tool, and extensive information including adverse perinatal outcomes are collected. Longitudinal follow up of infants' neurodevelopment in cognitive, motor, emotional and other domains are also to be conducted. The GSCSM intends to find out the infants who are 'real microcephaly' and most at risk of short-term or long-term adverse outcomes in Guangzhou.

Conditions
Microcephaly
Keywords
Head circumference, Neurodevelopment, Newborn, Infant, Surveillance, Prediction
Medical subject headings
Microcephaly

What participants receive

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

  • Other

What is being measured

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

  1. Prevalence of microcephaly

    Assessed by the head circumference measured using a standard tool

    Measured: At birth

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Neurodevelopmental performance of children

    Including adaptive, gross motor, fine motor, language, and social function; assessed using Gesell Developmental Schedules or Ages and Stages Questionnaire

    Measured: At birth, 6 weeks, 6 months, 1 year and 2 years

  2. Head circumference changes of children

    Head circumference changes from birth to infancy (catch-up or drop)

    Measured: At birth, 6 weeks, 6 months, 1 year to 2 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted29 Aug 2018
  2. Study start10 Feb 2017
  3. Primary completion27 Sep 2024
  4. Study completion27 Sep 2024

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
47,369 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03651687
Sponsor's protocol ID
2016111865-2
Other IDs
81673181
Status last verified
Sep 2024
First submitted
22 Aug 2018
Last updated
1 Oct 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

  • He JR, Li WD, Lu MS, Guo Y, Chan FF, Lu JH, Zhang LF, Shen SY, Xia XY, Wang P, Mo WJ, Lam KBH, Hirst JE, Xia HM, Qiu X. Birth weight changes in a major city under rapid socioeconomic transition in China. Sci Rep. 2017 Apr 21;7(1):1031. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-01068-w.

    PubMed 28432291

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Microcephaly, run by Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center at 1 site in China.

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 2 inclusion and 2 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 1 Oct 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. 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. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

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?

Prevalence of microcephaly (time frame: At birth). 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 NCT03651687, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 1 Oct 2024.

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