About this trial
This study is a 9-year natural history study for patients with Angelman syndrome in Belgium (a genetic neurodevelopmental disorder, affecting 500,000 individuals in the world). It includes a 3-year recruitment phase, a 5 year follow-up and a year to analyze the collected data. The investigators plan to include 30 patients with a semi-annual follow-up for 4 years.
The investigators will collect relevant retrospective and prospective data using age-standardized scales and questionnaires for functional motor assessments and global developmental assessment.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Genetically confirmed diagnosis of AS
0-99 years
Male or Female
Participant's carer is willing to give IC/sign a "record of consultation" for participation in the study
Disqualifiers
comorbidity that could potentially affect the results of the study coexists. This
Trial population
Patients with Angelman Syndrom
Trial design
Case-only
Cross-sectional
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Bayley-IV gross motor functions
Scale of 58 items of Gross motor (raw score 0 to 116) development evaluation.
Bayley-IV fine motor functions
Scale of 46 items of fine motor scale (raw score 0 to 92) development evaluation.
Bayley-IV Cognitive
Scale of 81 items of cognitive scale development evaluation (raw score 0 to 162).
Bayley-IV Receptive Communication
Scale of 42 items of receptive communication abilities scale in development evaluation (raw score 0 to 84).
Secondary outcomes
Clinical Global Impression - Improvement - Angelman Syndrome (CGI-I-AS)
Caregivers interview of quality of life severity and change in patient with Angelman Syndrome since last 7 days and since the last month. Part regarding the severity in last 7 days is composed of 9 items scored 0 ("not at all difficult") to 4 ("very difficult"), raw score is between 0 to 36. Part regarding change in last month is composed of 9 items scored 1 ("very much improved") to 7 ("very much worse"), raw score is between 0 to 63,
Pediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL)
Caregivers interview of quality of life and family impact in daily life separated in two parts, one regarding the last 7 days and one regarding the last month. Total raw score for each part is on 100 (100 related to no impact to 0 related to a huge impact).
Other outcomes
Blood sample collection and DNA extraction and storage
To create a DNA biobank
Sponsors and contacts
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
Lead sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Régional de la Citadelle
Collaborator
SYSNAV
Collaborator