Developmental Evaluation of Children: Impact and Benefits of Early hearing screening strategies Leiden

Developmental Evaluation of Children: Impact and Benefits of Early hearing screening strategies Leiden - DECIBEL-study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON31419

Enrollment

400

Registered

2008-08-07

Start date

2007-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-18

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Conditions

permanent childhood hearing impairment

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

2 Years to 11 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children born between 1-1-2003 and 31-12-2005 Children who were offered a Dutch hearing screening in the first year of life Children with permanent childhood hearing impairment (Definition: hearingloss of at least 40dB in the better ear)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those who do not fullfill the inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Compare Dutch hearing screening strategies (Strategy A and B) in their consequences on speech-language-, socio-emotional and general development in children with PCHI ate the age of four.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Causes of PCHI (optional: if parents desire molecular diagnostic investigation and/or viral (CMV) investigation for PCHI-etiology, a fresh blood sample can be taken or dried blood sample (Guthrie-card) can be recalled), age of detection of PCHI, health care costs and quality of life will also be compared.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results