Newborn Screening for SCID in a High-Risk Population
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 1,800
- 试验地点
- 2
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of the proposed research is to establish the validity of a newborn screening method for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). The assay to be used is developed on the basis of PCR quantification of T-cell receptor excision circles (TRECs) that is absent in SCID patients, thus correlating with the disease
详细描述
To show that early diagnosis of SCID with a TREC screening assay can warrant timely treatment of the disease and avoid life-threatening infections on patients. Babies with SCID are unable to fight infections. They become severely ill in their first months of life and do not survive unless their immune systems can be restored. SCID can be treated by bone marrow transplant if recognized early. The newborn screening test to be employed in this study is designed to diagnose SCID before infections occur. By conducting a pilot testing program in a high-risk population on the Navajo Indian Reservation, where one in 2,000 infants is born with SCID, we hope to confirm the benefits of newborn screening for early diagnosis of SCID
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 1 Day 至 30 Days（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Birth in a study hospital on the Navajo Reservation
排除标准
- 未提供