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Cohort Of DEafness-gene Screening
Sponsor: Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University
Summary
This study was based on a concurrent newborn genetic and hearing screening program in Nantong city. From January 2016 to December 2020, newborn infants were recruited and received combined screening for free, funded in part by the municipal government and research project foundations. The population-based longitudinal databank for all children with hearing loss in Nantong city commenced in January 2016 and maintained indefinite recruitment and ongoing follow-up.
Official title: Cohort of Universal Newborn Deafness-gene Screening in Nantong City, China
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
3 Days - 1 Week
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
35920
Start Date
2016-01-01
Completion Date
2028-12-31
Last Updated
2023-11-18
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Genetic screening test (Deafness gene variant detection array kit)
Infant participants were screened for fifteen variants in four genes (i.e., GJB2, SLC26A4, MT-RNR1 and GJB3).