UK study checks if newborn SMA screening works
NCT ID NCT05481164
First seen Nov 18, 2025 · Last updated May 22, 2026 · Updated 23 times
Summary
This study looked at whether screening newborn babies for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is practical and acceptable to parents in the UK. SMA is a rare genetic disease that destroys nerve cells controlling movement, often leading to severe disability or early death. By testing blood spots from over 33,000 newborns, researchers aimed to see how many parents agreed to screening and how reliably the test identified affected babies, with the goal of enabling early treatment before symptoms appear.
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Locations
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Buckinghamshire HealthCare Trust
Buckingham, United Kingdom
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Dorset County Hospital (DCHFT)
Dorchester, DT1 2JY, United Kingdom
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Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
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Princess Anne Hospital
Southampton, United Kingdom
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Queen Alexandra Hospital
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Reading, United Kingdom
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Salisbury District Hospital
Salisbury, United Kingdom
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St Mary's Maternity Hospital
Poole, United Kingdom
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University of Oxford UK
Oxford, United Kingdom
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