Genetic Analysis of Hereditary Disorders of Hearing and Balance
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00023049 |
Recruitment Status
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Recruiting
First Posted
: August 22, 2001
Last Update Posted
: April 6, 2018
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This study will try to identify the genetic causes of hereditary hearing loss or balance disorders.
People with a hearing or balance disorder that affects more than one family member may be eligible for this study. They and their immediate family members may undergo some or all of the following procedures:
- Medical and family history, including questions about hearing, balance and other ear-related issues, and review of medical records.
- Routine physical examination.
- Blood draw or buccal swab (brushing inside the cheek to collect cells) Tissue is collected for DNA analysis to look for changes in genes that may be related to hearing loss.
- Hearing tests The subject listens for tones emitted through a small earphone.
- Balance tests to see if balance functions of the inner ear are associated with the hearing loss In one test the subject wears goggles and watches moving lights while cold or warm air is blown into the ears. A second test involves sitting in a spinning chair in a quiet, dark room.
- Photograph A photograph may be taken as a record of eye shape and color, distance between the eyes, and hair color.
- Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans These tests show the structure of the inner ear. For CT, the subject lies still for a short time while X-ray images are obtained. For MRI, the patient lies on a stretcher that is moved into a cylindrical machine with a strong magnetic field. The magnetic field and radio waves produce images of the inner ear. The radio waves cause loud thumping noises that can be muffled by the use of earplugs.
Condition or disease |
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Sensorineural Hearing Loss Hearing Disorder Vestibular Disease |
Study Type : | Observational |
Estimated Enrollment : | 750 participants |
Time Perspective: | Other |
Official Title: | Genetic Analysis of Hereditary Disorders of Hearing and Balance |
Study Start Date : | August 20, 2001 |


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Ages Eligible for Study: | up to 99 Years (Child, Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
Persons with known SNHL and/or peripheral vestibular dysfunctions caused by genetic etiology
Family members of persons with known SNHL and/or peripheral vestibular dysfunction caused by genetic etiology
Adults must be able to provide informed consent
Minors must have a parent or guardian able to provide informed consent
Subjects must be 0-99 years of age
For Nigeria subjects with non-syndromic hearing loss, their hearing loss must be early-onset, before 10 years of age, to be eligible.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
Persons with SNHL and/or peripheral vestibular dysfunction caused by a nongenetic etiology such as trauma, infection, metabolic or immunologic disorders, or exposure to ototoxic agents such as noise or aminoglycoside antibiotics will not be included in this protocol.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00023049
Contact: Andrew J Griffith, M.D. | (301) 402-2829 | griffita@mail.nih.gov |
United States, Maryland | |
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike | Recruiting |
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892 | |
Contact: For more information at the NIH Clinical Center contact Office of Patient Recruitment (OPR) 800-411-1222 ext TTY8664111010 prpl@cc.nih.gov | |
Nigeria | |
Institute of Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan | Recruiting |
Ibadan, Nigeria | |
Contact: Andrew Griffith, M.D. (301) 496-1960 griffita@mail.nih.gov |
Principal Investigator: | Andrew J Griffith, M.D. | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) |
Additional Information:
Publications:
Responsible Party: | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00023049 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
010229 01-DC-0229 |
First Posted: | August 22, 2001 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 6, 2018 |
Last Verified: | August 22, 2017 |
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) ( National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) ):
Deafness Genes Impairment Auditory Vestibular |
Hereditary Hearing Disorder Hearing Impairment Sensorineural Hearing Loss Vestibular Dysfunction SNHL |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Vestibular Diseases Disease Hearing Loss Deafness Hearing Loss, Sensorineural Hearing Disorders Pathologic Processes |
Ear Diseases Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Sensation Disorders Neurologic Manifestations Nervous System Diseases Signs and Symptoms Labyrinth Diseases |