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| 1R01HD102445-01 | U.S. NIH Grant/Contract | View source |
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| Thrasher Research Fund | OTHER |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | NIH |
| Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) | NIH |
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In this study the investigators will follow the neurodevelopmental outcome of children with in utero ZIKV exposure who do not have microcephaly or severe abnormalities consistent with Congenital Zika Syndrome. The ZIKV-exposed children will be compared to non-ZIKV exposed controls. Children will be assessed at age 3 and 4 years using standardized neurodevelopmental assessments. Children will also have neurodevelopmental assessment at age 5 and 7 years along with a brain MRI at age 7 years.
Zika-virus (ZIKV) infection in pregnancy can result in severe brain damage in 4-12% of cases. Children exposed to ZIKV in utero during the years of 2015-2017 are now in early childhood. Children with severe neurologic injury (Congenital Zika Syndrome; CZS) have a poor developmental outcome, however the developmental outcome of apparently normal infants following in utero ZIKV-exposure is not well known. The incidence of abnormal neurodevelopmental outcome in apparently normal children with in utero ZIKV-exposure is not known.
The investigators will determine if neurodevelopmental assessment scores in children exposed to ZIKV in utero who are normal appearing differ from norms. The investigators hypothesize that ZIKV-exposed normal appearing children will have lower multi-domain developmental assessment scores compared to normative samples. The investigators hypothesize that the presence of mild postnatal non-specific cranial US findings is associated with persistent lower developmental assessment scores compared to ZIKV-exposed children who had normal cranial US and quantitative imaging will find structural and functional brain differences between ZIKV-exposed children and controls..
The investigators will perform a prospective developmental outcome study at 2 sites: 1) Department of Atlántico, Colombia through collaboration with BIOMELAB, the research center of Dr. Carlos Cure, and 2) Children's National, Washington, DC.
The objective of the study is to determine whether children who were exposed to ZIKV in utero and who do not have CZS have abnormalities in neurodevelopment during early childhood and at school age.
The primary outcome at early childhood will be neurodevelopmental assessment scores at age 3 and 4 years. Scores will be compared between Zika-exposed children and controls. The primary outcome at school age will be neurodevelopmental assessment scores at age 5 and 7 years and quantitative brain MRI at 7 years.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Colombia ZIKV-exposed | Seventy children in Colombia were previously enrolled as part of a fetal-neonatal neuroimaging study in 2016-2017 and were from Department of Atlantico, Colombia on the Caribbean coast. Eligible children had prior normal fetal MRI and fetal US, normal birth head circumference, normal clinical exam, no more than mild non-specific postnatal imaging findings, and are thus without findings of CZS. |
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| Colombia Non-ZIKV exposed control | The investigators will enroll 70 non-ZIKV exposed children, age 4 to 5 years, in Department of Atlántico, Colombia with birth dates prior to March 31, 2016. Based on the arrival of ZIKV to Colombia in November 2015, this date would ensure a control cohort without congenital ZIKV exposure in the first half of gestation and unlikely during any of the pregnancy. |
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| United States ZIKV-exposed | The US cohort either presented during pregnancy or after birth and sought clinical care with the Children's National Congenital Zika Program in Washington, DC and were ZIKV-exposed. |
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| United States Non-ZIKV exposed control | The investigators will enroll 32 non-ZIKV exposed children, age 4 years, in Washington, DC. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Neurodevelopmental assessments | Other | The investigators will evaluate multiple domains of neurodevelopment at age 3, 4, 5 and 7 years using parental questionnaires and child exams. At age 7 years, the children will have a non-sedated quantitative brain MRI. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Neurodevelopmental assessment at age 4 years | PEDI-CAT score | 4 years of age |
| Executive function | BRIEF-2 score | 5 and 7 years of age |
| Motor function assessment | MABC-2 score | 5 and 7 years of age |
| Brain maturation | Quantitative brain MRI volumetric measurement | 7 years of age |
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| Motor function assessment | MABC-2 score | 4 years of age |
| Intellectual ability | Age-appropriate Wechsler | 5 and 7 years of age |
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Inclusion Criteria:
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Exclusion Criteria:
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Zika-exposed children at 3-4 years of age (will be enrolled and studied up to age 8 years) Non-exposed controls at 4 to 5 years of age
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Sarah B Mulkey, MD, PhD | Children's National Research Institute | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Children's National Hospital | Washington D.C. | District of Columbia | 20010 | United States | ||
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| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 36446920 | Result | Mulkey SB, Peyton C, Ansusinha E, Corn E, Arroyave-Wessel M, Zhang A, Biddle C, Gutierrez C, Sorkar A, Cure A, Cure D, du Plessis AJ, DeBiasi RL, Msall ME, Cure C. Preschool neurodevelopment in Zika virus-exposed children without congenital Zika syndrome. Pediatr Res. 2023 Jul;94(1):178-184. doi: 10.1038/s41390-022-02373-5. Epub 2022 Nov 30. | |
| 38392908 | Result | Mulkey SB, Corn E, Williams ME, Peyton C, Andringa-Seed R, Arroyave-Wessel M, Vezina G, Bulas DI, Podolsky RH, Msall ME, Cure C. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Normocephalic Colombian Children with Antenatal Zika Virus Exposure at School Entry. Pathogens. 2024 Feb 13;13(2):170. doi: 10.3390/pathogens13020170. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000071243 | Zika Virus Infection |
| ID | Term |
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| D000096724 | Mosquito-Borne Diseases |
| D000079426 | Vector Borne Diseases |
| D007239 | Infections |
| D001102 | Arbovirus Infections |
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| Barranquilla |
| Atlántico |
| Colombia |
| 38970708 | Result | Corn E, Andringa-Seed R, Williams ME, Arroyave-Wessel M, Tarud R, Vezina G, Podolsky RH, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C, Berl MM, Cure C, Mulkey SB. Feasibility and success of a non-sedated brain MRI training protocol in 7-year-old children from rural and semi-rural Colombia. Pediatr Radiol. 2024 Aug;54(9):1513-1522. doi: 10.1007/s00247-024-05964-y. Epub 2024 Jul 6. |
| 39057769 | Result | Mulkey SB, Corn E, Williams ME, Ansusinha E, Podolsky RH, Arroyave-Wessel M, Vezina G, Peyton C, Msall ME, DeBiasi RL. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Preschoolers with Antenatal Zika Virus Exposure Born in the United States. Pathogens. 2024 Jun 27;13(7):542. doi: 10.3390/pathogens13070542. |
| 34962177 | Result | Mulkey SB, Arroyave-Wessel M, Peyton C, Ansusinha E, Gutierrez C, Sorkar A, Cure A, Samper Y, Cure D, Msall ME, Cure C. Harnessing the power of telemedicine to accomplish international pediatric outcome research during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Telemed Telecare. 2024 Feb;30(2):388-392. doi: 10.1177/1357633X211063166. Epub 2021 Dec 28. |
| 38438554 | Result | Mulkey SB, Williams ME, Peyton C, Arroyave-Wessel M, Berl MM, Cure C, Msall ME. Understanding the multidimensional neurodevelopmental outcomes in children after congenital Zika virus exposure. Pediatr Res. 2024 Aug;96(3):654-662. doi: 10.1038/s41390-024-03056-z. Epub 2024 Mar 4. |
| 38244996 | Result | Williams ME, Corn EA, Martinez Ransanz S, Berl MM, Andringa-Seed R, Mulkey SB. Neurodevelopmental assessments used to measure preschoolers' cognitive development in Latin America: a systematic review. J Pediatr Psychol. 2024 May 16;49(5):321-339. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsad089. |
| 40108430 | Result | Mulkey SB, Andringa-Seed R, Corn E, Williams ME, Arroyave-Wessel M, Podolsky RH, Peyton C, Msall ME, Cure C, Berl MM. School-age child neurodevelopment following antenatal Zika virus exposure. Pediatr Res. 2025 Nov;98(5):1856-1863. doi: 10.1038/s41390-025-03981-7. Epub 2025 Mar 19. |
| 32274991 | Result | Mulkey SB, DeBiasi RL. Do Not Judge a Book by Its Cover: Critical Need for Longitudinal Neurodevelopmental Assessment of In Utero Zika-Exposed Children. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 May;102(5):913-914. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0197. No abstract available. |
| 30476967 | Result | Mulkey SB, Bulas DI, Vezina G, Fourzali Y, Morales A, Arroyave-Wessel M, Swisher CB, Cristante C, Russo SM, Encinales L, Pacheco N, Kousa YA, Lanciotti RS, Cure C, DeBiasi RL, du Plessis AJ. Sequential Neuroimaging of the Fetus and Newborn With In Utero Zika Virus Exposure. JAMA Pediatr. 2019 Jan 1;173(1):52-59. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.4138. |
| 31904798 | Result | Mulkey SB, Arroyave-Wessel M, Peyton C, Bulas DI, Fourzali Y, Jiang J, Russo S, McCarter R, Msall ME, du Plessis AJ, DeBiasi RL, Cure C. Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities in Children With In Utero Zika Virus Exposure Without Congenital Zika Syndrome. JAMA Pediatr. 2020 Mar 1;174(3):269-276. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.5204. |
| 33872214 | Result | Mulkey SB, Ansusinha E, Cristante C, Russo SM, Biddle C, Kousa YA, Pesacreta L, Jantausch B, Hanisch B, Harik N, Hamdy RF, Hahn A, Chang T, Jaafar M, Ambrose T, Vezina G, Bulas DI, Wessel D, du Plessis AJ, DeBiasi RL. Complexities of Zika Diagnosis and Evaluation in a U.S. Congenital Zika Program. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 Apr 19;104(6):2210-2219. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1256. |
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| Virus Diseases |
| D018177 | Flavivirus Infections |
| D018178 | Flaviviridae Infections |
| D012327 | RNA Virus Infections |