Beyond the genome: new Multi-Omics approach aims to crack the code of intellectual disability
NCT ID NCT07755098
First seen Aug 10, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether combining several advanced genetic analysis techniques can find the cause of intellectual disability or neurodevelopmental disorders in people who have already had standard genetic testing with no answer. Participants will have their existing genetic data re-analyzed, and if that is not conclusive, they may undergo additional tests like long-read genome sequencing and RNA analysis. The goal is to see if these newer methods can provide a diagnosis where current methods have failed.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Multi-omics diagnostic testing including re-analysis of short-read genome sequencing data, long-read genome sequencing, mRNA sequencing, and optical genome mapping
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could provide answers for families who have been searching for a genetic cause of their child's neurodevelopmental disorder, potentially improving diagnosis and care.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is relatively small and the technologies are complex and costly. It may not find a diagnosis for everyone, and the results may not be widely available in routine practice for some time.
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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 132 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Index case (minor or adult) with severe to profound intellectual disability or syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder without an identified molecular diagnosis. - Index case with a negative srGS result. * Sample collection possible from the index case (blood and skin biopsy) and their biological parent(s) (blood) if material is not otherwise available. * Signed consent from the adult index case, or from the legal representatives or guardian (as applicable) of a minor index case, and from their parent(s). Exclusion Criteria: * \- Index case or parent(s) not affiliated with or not covered by a social security scheme. * Diagnostic hypothesis considered highly probable, for which an available targeted molecular test costs less than the proposed strategy. * Suspicion of an acquired cause for the symptoms. * Minor parent(s). * Parent subject to a legal protection measure, or incapacitated or otherwise unable to provide informed consent. * Pregnant, birthing, or breastfeeding woman. * Participant (index case or parent) who has previously undergone allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, rendering blood sample analysis uninformative.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chu Dijon Bourgogne
Dijon, 21000, France
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