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Birth DefectNCT03984266

The Pilot Study of High-throughput Sequencing in Neonatal Birth Defects

An observational study of Birth Defect and Newborn; Fit, run by Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University 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

In China, birth defects can reach as high as 5.6%, about 900,000 new cases of birth defects are added each year, making it the second cause of death for infants, with a total death rate of 19.1%. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 minute to 28 days
Conditions the study is for
Birth Defect, Newborn; Fit, Genetic Diseases
What is being tested?
NGS panel
How many people
3,423 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
1 Oct 2019to 31 Dec 2021
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 1 minute to 28 days
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Study population: Neonates in one of the study hospitals

Who may be able to join

  • Neonates in one of the study hospitals
  • Abnormal laboratory testing or abnormal response to standard therapy suggestive of a genetic disease

Who cannot join

  • Any infant whose genome has been shown to have large chromosomal aberration (Trisomy 13, 18, 21 or other)
  • Any infant in which clinical considerations preclude drawing 1.0 ml of peripheral blood
  • Parents refuse consent

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

China1 site
  • Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

    Chongqing, 400014

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About this study

Official title: The Pre-clinical Study of Genomic Sequencing for Birth Defects in Newborns

In China, birth defects can reach as high as 5.6%, about 900,000 new cases of birth defects are added each year, making it the second cause of death for infants, with a total death rate of 19.1%. At present, China implements the three-level prevention and control system for birth defects, which is performed before marriage, before birth, and during the neonatal period. Newborn screening is the last line of defense against birth defects. Early screening diagnosis and timely intervention are extremely important, especially for diseases which can be preventive and treatable. This study aims to evaluate the clinical application of high-throughput targeting sequencing in newborns, and investigate whether this new technology can significantly shorten the time of examination, improve the diagnosis rate, guide the intervention treatments and promote prognosis for these disease.

Being tested
NGS panel
Medical subject headings
Congenital Abnormalities, Genetic Diseases, Inborn

What participants receive

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

  • NGS panelDiagnostic test

    A next-generation-sequencing panel, which contains a group of genes that specifically cause disease, for mutational analysis in newborns.

What is being measured

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

  1. Mortality

    Incidence of death

    Measured: At corrected age of 18 months

  2. Disability Rate

    Incidence of disability. Disability defined as a physical or mental handicap, especially one that prevents a person from living a full, normal life or from holding a gainful job.

    Measured: At corrected age of 18 months

  3. Allele Frequency

    Allele frequency, or gene frequency, is the relative frequency of an allele (variant of a gene) at a particular locus in the population the investigators studied, expressed as a percentage.

    Measured: In 120 days after receipt of all the patients' sequencing data

Timeline

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

  1. First posted12 Jun 2019
  2. Study start1 Oct 2019
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2021
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2021

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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
Other
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrolment
3,423 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03984266
Sponsor's protocol ID
CHCMU-CCMM-01
Status last verified
Apr 2022
First submitted
7 Jun 2019
Last updated
12 Apr 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Birth Defect and Newborn; Fit, run by Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University 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 3 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 12 Apr 2022. 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?

Mortality (time frame: At corrected age of 18 months). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 12 Apr 2022.

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