Could a Baby's genes cause HIE? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT06762795
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study offers genome sequencing to 25 newborns diagnosed with HIE (a severe brain condition from lack of oxygen at birth) who are receiving cooling therapy. Researchers want to find out how often genetic changes cause or contribute to HIE. The goal is to help doctors decide which babies should get genetic testing in the future.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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0 days to 1 year
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Delivery ≥35w0d gestation * Diagnosed with moderate or severe HIE, or HIE with seizures * Undergoing total body cooling / therapeutic hypothermia * Able to provide blood or buccal samples during birth hospitalization * Admitted to Texas Children's Hospital Main, West, or Woodlands NICU Exclusion Criteria: * Parents/family not willing to allow participation * Inability to collect sufficient neonatal blood samples (in some circumstances, a buccal swab may be used as backup)
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Texas Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Texas Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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