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This is an observational, prospective/retrospective multicentre, cohort study of children diagnosed with cCMV. This study will contribute to a wider study also recruiting participants in Europe and other countries worldwide. No investigations or treatment will be carried out that are not part of routine clinical practice. Infants with cCMV are routinely followed up from an infectious diseases, audiology, ophthalmology and neurodevelopmental perspective until approximately 6 years of age, or longer if there are ongoing issues. Some children will be retrospectively diagnosed with cCMV in later childhood. Recruitment can be from any centre that manages these patients and has agreed to participate in the study.


Clinical Trial Description

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most frequent cause of congenital infection worldwide, occurring in 0.2-2% of live births. It is also the most frequent cause of non-genetic hearing loss, and an important cause of neurodevelopmental delay. Clinical diagnosis of maternal infection during pregnancy is unreliable in most patients and laboratory diagnosis can be challenging, especially in non-primary infections. Screening of congenital CMV infection (cCMV) in newborns is not recommended in most countries and only targeted screening is performed in some cases (children who fail hearing screening or with abnormalities compatible with cCMV in physical exams). The main focus of the study is to identify patient and treatment characteristics that are associated with outcome. This will allow improved patient care in the future. ;


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NCT number NCT05855889
Study type Observational [Patient Registry]
Source St George's, University of London
Contact Sana Ibrahim, BSc
Phone +44 (0)208 725 5382
Email sibrahim@sgul.ac.uk
Status Recruiting
Phase
Start date March 9, 2023
Completion date March 30, 2038

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