Neonatal Hearing Impairment Clinical Trial
Official title:
Neonatal Hearing Screening at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Assiut University Hospital
Hearing loss is one of the most common congenital anomalies. Early Intervention at or before 6 months of age allows a child with impaired hearing to develop normal speech and language.Auditory brainstem response , otoacoustic emissions testing have all been used in newborn hearing-screening programs
Status | Not yet recruiting |
Enrollment | 300 |
Est. completion date | November 2018 |
Est. primary completion date | September 2018 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | |
Gender | All |
Age group | N/A to 1 Month |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - A) Neonates of both sexes. (B) Neonates with the following risk factors according to the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing 2000 Position Statement: - In utero infection such as cytomegalovirus, rubella, toxoplasmosis, or herpes. - Neonatal indicators, specifically hyperbilirubinemia at a serum level requiring exchange transfusion, persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn associated with mechanical ventilation, and conditions requiring the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation - Low birth weight (1500-1800)grams Exclusion Criteria: - • Absence of high risk factors in the neonates. |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Assiut University |
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Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Neonatal hearing screening | number of neonates who failed to pass emissions | 6months |