Family Study of Congenital Cardiovascular Malformations

Cardiovascular Diseases Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00005258
• Other study ID #: 1141
• Secondary ID: R01HL044069
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: May 25, 2000
• Last updated: February 26, 2016
• Start date: June 1990
• Est. completion date: May 1993

Study information

• Verified date: November 2001
• Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Federal Government
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

To determine genetic mechanisms responsible for congenital cardiovascular malformations.

Description:

BACKGROUND:

Congenital cardiovascular malformations are a major cause of infant mortality in the United States. In 1985, six defects -- hypoplastic left heart, tetralogy of Fallot, truncus arteriosus, transposition of the great arteries, endocardial cushion defect, and ventricular septal defect -- were among the fifteen most frequent causes of premature death due to congenital malformations, accounting for 109,063 years of life lost. This loss of productive life continues in spite of major advances in medical and surgical treatment of congenital cardiovascular malformations. Even as successful treatment modalities are developed, the survival to reproductive years without improved understanding of genetic risks produces additional unanswered questions.

DESIGN NARRATIVE:

Clinical assessment of cases and controls included medical history, pedigree construction, complete evaluation by a pediatric cardiologist, and two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography. First degree relatives of cases and controls underwent clinical-echocardiographic evaluation also. The distribution of cardiac defects for all pedigrees within and among the proband group was delineated. The frequencies of heart defects were compared within and among pedigrees of cases and controls. Regressive logistic models of genetic determinants for the malformations were tested. The three participating clinical centers included University of Maryland at Baltimore, the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York.

The study completion date listed in this record was obtained from the "End Date" entered in the Protocol Registration and Results System (PRS) record.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: May 1993
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Male
• Age group: N/A to 100 Years
• Eligibility: No eligibility criteria

Study Design

N/A

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Congenital Abnormalities
• Defect, Congenital Heart
• Heart Defects, Congenital
• Heart Diseases

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)