Developmental Evaluation of Children: Impact and Benefits of Early hearing screening strategies Leide
- Conditions
- permanent childhood hearing impairment10019243
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON31419
- Lead Sponsor
- eids Universitair Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 400
Inclusion Criteria
Children born between 1-1-2003 and 31-12-2005
Children who were offered a Dutch hearing screening in the first year of life
Children with permanent childhood hearing impairment (Definition: hearingloss of at least 40dB in the better ear)
Exclusion Criteria
Those who do not fullfill the inclusion criteria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Compare Dutch hearing screening strategies (Strategy A and B) in their<br /><br>consequences on speech-language-, socio-emotional and general development in<br /><br>children with PCHI ate the age of four. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Causes of PCHI (optional: if parents desire molecular diagnostic investigation<br /><br>and/or viral (CMV) investigation for PCHI-etiology, a fresh blood sample can be<br /><br>taken or dried blood sample (Guthrie-card) can be recalled), age of detection<br /><br>of PCHI, health care costs and quality of life will also be compared.</p><br>