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Infant, Newborn, DiseasesREUNIRNCT03831035

Fast Exome for Diagnosis of Congenital Conditions in Infants Under 12 Months of Age Hospitalized in Intensive Care Unit

An observational study of Infant, Newborn, Diseases and Congenital Malformations, run by University Hospital, Montpellier at 1 site in France.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

An early diagnosis of congenital malformations and suspected genetic conditions in critically ill infants is essential to perform specific adapted care, prevention, and give proper genetic counseling. However, etiologies are various and each of them is individually very rare. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 day to 12 monthsHealthy volunteers can take part
What is being tested?
Genetic analyse by whole exome sequencing
How many people
45 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
8 Apr 2019to 8 Jun 2022
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 day to 12 months
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child

Study population: This study includes 15 patients and both parents. The patients are aged 12 months or under hospitalized in the ICU suffering from multiple congenital malformations and/or neurologic symptoms

Who may be able to join

  • Infant aged under 12 months , hospitalized in the ICU.
  • Infant with multiple congenital malformations or neurological symptoms for which a genetic origin is suspected but undiagnosed genetically.
  • Infant for whom both biological parents have given consent for the study, genetic analysis for themselves anf their child.
  • Infant and parents registered in the French National health service

Who cannot join

  • Absence of one or both parental sample.
  • Precise genetic diagnosis made pre- or post-natally with chromosomal (I.e : Down syndrome), Sanger (i.e : infantile spinal amyotrophia) methylation (i.e : Prader-Willi syndrome) or triplet amplification (I.e : neonatal Steinert myotonia) studies.
  • Strong clinical evidence for a with chromosomal (I.e : Down syndrome), Sanger (i.e : infantile spinal amyotrophia) methylation (i.e : Prader-Willi syndrome) or triplet amplification (I.e : neonatal Steinert myotonia) studies.
  • Impossibility for one or both parents to give his or her consent

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Medical genetics Arnaud de Villeneuve

    Montpellier, Hérault, 34295

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About this study

An early diagnosis of congenital malformations and suspected genetic conditions in critically ill infants is essential to perform specific adapted care, prevention, and give proper genetic counseling. However, etiologies are various and each of them is individually very rare. Thanks to next-generation sequencing technologies, diagnosis time frames have drastically decreased and the investigators have observed an increase in diagnosis yields.

This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of fast trio exome sequencing (less than 16 days between informed consent signature and the consultation for results to the parents) in infants under the age of 12 months hospitalized in Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Read the detailed description

This prospective study is the first French study aiming to evaluate the feasibility of fast trio exome sequencing (less than 16 days between informed consent signature and consultation for results presentation to the parents) in 15 infants under the age of 12 months hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit. Included patients will have a year of follow-up examination.

The main evaluation criterion is the yield of exome results given to the family before 16 days. The secondary evaluation criteria are 1/ duration of each step until the results 2/ diagnosis yield : identification of the etiology 3/ adjustment of medical care allowed by the exome diagnosis 4/quantity of blood necessary to achieve diagnosis 5/ duration of hospital stay and number of medical consultations in the year following inclusion.

Exome sequencing will be performed on top of classical analysis ordinarily prescribed. Medical care will not be modified until exome results reception. After signature of informed consent, blood samples of the infant and both parents will be used for trio exome sequencing, which includes 3 steps : the analytical step (blood sample DNA extraction and high-throughput sequencing), the bioinformatic step, and the interpretation step.

The study includes four medical consultations:

1/consultation with a geneticist for inclusion, 2/consultation with a geneticist to give the exome results, 3/ consultation at 3 months after the results for the sanger-confirmation of the exome result, 4/ consultation at one year after the inclusion for medical follow-up.

Being tested
Genetic analyse by whole exome sequencing
Keywords
Fast trio exome, Multiple congenital malformation, Intensive care unit, Neurological distress
Medical subject headings
Infant, Newborn, Diseases, Congenital Abnormalities, Neurologic Manifestations

What participants receive

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

  • Genetic analyse by whole exome sequencingOther

    Exome sequencing requires analytic, bio informatic and interpretation steps.

Study groups in NCT03831035
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
15 patients and both parents.The patients are aged 12 months or under hospitalized in the ICU suffering from multiple congenital malformations and/or neurologic symptoms.
Receives: Other: Genetic analyse by whole exome sequencing

What is being measured

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

  1. Yield of exome results given to the family before 16 days

    number of days between the collect sample and results

    Measured: 16 days maximum after inclusion

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Duration of each step until the results (the analytical step, the bioinformatic step, the interpretation step).

    number of days between the collect sample and results

    Measured: 16 days maximum after inclusion

  2. Diagnosis yield : identification of the etiology

    number of days between the collect sample and diagnostic confirmation

    Measured: 3 months

  3. Adjustment of medical care allowed by the exome diagnosis

    Any additions or deletions of a diagnostic exam, medical care specific to the diagnosed pathology or screening of a known complication

    Measured: 16 days maximum after inclusion

  4. Quantity of blood necessary to achieve diagnosis

    blood volume necessary to achieve diagnosis

    Measured: 16 days maximum after inclusion

  5. Quantity of blood necessary to achieve diagnosis

    number of samples necessary to achieve diagnosis

    Measured: 16 days maximum after inclusion

  6. duration of hospital stay in the year following inclusion

    number of days of hospital stay in the year

    Measured: a year after inclusion

  7. number of medical consultations in the year following inclusion

    number of medical consultations in the year

    Measured: a year after inclusion

Timeline

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

  1. First posted5 Feb 2019
  2. Study start8 Apr 2019
  3. Primary completion8 Jun 2022
  4. Study completion8 Jun 2022

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
45 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03831035
Sponsor's protocol ID
RECHMPL17_0387
Acronym
REUNIR
Status last verified
Nov 2023
First submitted
18 Jan 2019
Last updated
28 Nov 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

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    PubMed 24994614
  • Baird PA, Anderson TW, Newcombe HB, Lowry RB. Genetic disorders in children and young adults: a population study. Am J Hum Genet. 1988 May;42(5):677-93.

    PubMed 3358420
  • Bonnet D. [Genetics of congenital heart diseases]. Presse Med. 2017 Jun;46(6 Pt 1):612-619. doi: 10.1016/j.lpm.2017.05.014. Epub 2017 Jun 2. French.

    PubMed 28583745
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  • Grandemange S, Sanchez E, Louis-Plence P, Tran Mau-Them F, Bessis D, Coubes C, Frouin E, Seyger M, Girard M, Puechberty J, Costes V, Rodiere M, Carbasse A, Jeziorski E, Portales P, Sarrabay G, Mondain M, Jorgensen C, Apparailly F, Hoppenreijs E, Touitou I, Genevieve D. A new autoinflammatory and autoimmune syndrome associated with NLRP1 mutations: NAIAD (NLRP1-associated autoinflammation with arthritis and dyskeratosis). Ann Rheum Dis. 2017 Jul;76(7):1191-1198. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-210021. Epub 2016 Dec 13.

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  • Hack M, Taylor HG, Drotar D, Schluchter M, Cartar L, Andreias L, Wilson-Costello D, Klein N. Chronic conditions, functional limitations, and special health care needs of school-aged children born with extremely low-birth-weight in the 1990s. JAMA. 2005 Jul 20;294(3):318-25. doi: 10.1001/jama.294.3.318.

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    PubMed 14681831
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    PubMed 23341494
  • Packer JS, Maxwell EK, O'Dushlaine C, Lopez AE, Dewey FE, Chernomorsky R, Baras A, Overton JD, Habegger L, Reid JG. CLAMMS: a scalable algorithm for calling common and rare copy number variants from exome sequencing data. Bioinformatics. 2016 Jan 1;32(1):133-5. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btv547. Epub 2015 Sep 17.

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Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Infant, Newborn, Diseases and Congenital Malformations, run by University Hospital, Montpellier at 1 site in France.

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 4 inclusion and 4 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 28 Nov 2023. 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 France. 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?

Yield of exome results given to the family before 16 days (time frame: 16 days maximum after inclusion). 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 NCT03831035, which also lists 29 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 28 Nov 2023.

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