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Fast Exome for Diagnosis of Congenital Conditions in Infants Under 12 Months of Age Hospitalized in Intensive Care Unit

Fast Exome for Diagnosis of Congenital Conditions in Infants Under 12 Months of Age Hospitalized in Intensive Care Unit

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03831035
Acronym
REUNIR
Enrollment
45
Registered
2019-02-05
Start date
2019-04-08
Completion date
2022-06-08
Last updated
2023-11-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Congenital Malformations, Infant, Newborn, Diseases, Intensive Care Unit, Neurologic Symptoms

Keywords

Fast trio exome, Multiple congenital malformation, Intensive care unit, Neurological distress

Brief summary

An early diagnosis of congenital malformations and suspected genetic conditions in critically ill infants is essential to perform specific adapted care, prevention, and give proper genetic counseling. However, etiologies are various and each of them is individually very rare. Thanks to next-generation sequencing technologies, diagnosis time frames have drastically decreased and the investigators have observed an increase in diagnosis yields. This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of fast trio exome sequencing (less than 16 days between informed consent signature and the consultation for results to the parents) in infants under the age of 12 months hospitalized in Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Detailed description

This prospective study is the first French study aiming to evaluate the feasibility of fast trio exome sequencing (less than 16 days between informed consent signature and consultation for results presentation to the parents) in 15 infants under the age of 12 months hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit. Included patients will have a year of follow-up examination. The main evaluation criterion is the yield of exome results given to the family before 16 days. The secondary evaluation criteria are 1/ duration of each step until the results 2/ diagnosis yield : identification of the etiology 3/ adjustment of medical care allowed by the exome diagnosis 4/quantity of blood necessary to achieve diagnosis 5/ duration of hospital stay and number of medical consultations in the year following inclusion. Exome sequencing will be performed on top of classical analysis ordinarily prescribed. Medical care will not be modified until exome results reception. After signature of informed consent, blood samples of the infant and both parents will be used for trio exome sequencing, which includes 3 steps : the analytical step (blood sample DNA extraction and high-throughput sequencing), the bioinformatic step, and the interpretation step. The study includes four medical consultations: 1/consultation with a geneticist for inclusion, 2/consultation with a geneticist to give the exome results, 3/ consultation at 3 months after the results for the sanger-confirmation of the exome result, 4/ consultation at one year after the inclusion for medical follow-up.

Interventions

OTHERGenetic analyse by whole exome sequencing

Exome sequencing requires analytic, bio informatic and interpretation steps.

Sponsors

University Hospital, Montpellier
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
1 Days to 12 Months
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Infant aged under 12 months , hospitalized in the ICU. * Infant with multiple congenital malformations or neurological symptoms for which a genetic origin is suspected but undiagnosed genetically. * Infant for whom both biological parents have given consent for the study, genetic analysis for themselves anf their child. * Infant and parents registered in the French National health service

Exclusion criteria

* Absence of one or both parental sample. * Precise genetic diagnosis made pre- or post-natally with chromosomal (I.e : Down syndrome), Sanger (i.e : infantile spinal amyotrophia) methylation (i.e : Prader-Willi syndrome) or triplet amplification (I.e : neonatal Steinert myotonia) studies. * Strong clinical evidence for a with chromosomal (I.e : Down syndrome), Sanger (i.e : infantile spinal amyotrophia) methylation (i.e : Prader-Willi syndrome) or triplet amplification (I.e : neonatal Steinert myotonia) studies. * Impossibility for one or both parents to give his or her consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Yield of exome results given to the family before 16 days16 days maximum after inclusionnumber of days between the collect sample and results

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Duration of each step until the results (the analytical step, the bioinformatic step, the interpretation step).16 days maximum after inclusionnumber of days between the collect sample and results
Diagnosis yield : identification of the etiology3 monthsnumber of days between the collect sample and diagnostic confirmation
Adjustment of medical care allowed by the exome diagnosis16 days maximum after inclusionAny additions or deletions of a diagnostic exam, medical care specific to the diagnosed pathology or screening of a known complication
Quantity of blood necessary to achieve diagnosis16 days maximum after inclusionblood volume necessary to achieve diagnosis
duration of hospital stay in the year following inclusiona year after inclusionnumber of days of hospital stay in the year
number of medical consultations in the year following inclusiona year after inclusionnumber of medical consultations in the year

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026