Middle and Inner Ear Malformation in Children With Velocardiofacial Syndrome

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00784173

Enrollment

Registered

2008-11-03

Start date

2007-01-31

Completion date

2007-06-30

Last updated

2008-11-03

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Conditions

Ear Malformations in the Velocardiofacial Syndrome

Keywords

Syndrome, Velocardiofacial, Middle ear, Inner ear, Malformation

Brief summary

Middle and inner ear malformations on two boys with velocardiofacial syndrome are discussed.Special attention should be given to the presence of hearing loss due to middle and inner ear malformations, in addition to frequent conductive hearing loss regarding mastoid and middle ear inflammatory processes.

Detailed description

Two boys with clinical signs of velocardiofacial syndrome, at ages of 4.7 and 6,7 years old are the subjects of this study.Audiological evaluation, including pure tone audiometry, tympanometry, acoustical reflex, and Computerized Tomography of temporal bones, and analyses of DNA sample with markers of 22q11 region were performed.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Subjects with velocardiofacial syndrome

Outcome results