The Incidence of Congenital Undescended Testis Among Dutch Infants

Medical Center Alkmaar

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Undescended Testis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00264121

P05.0318L

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine the incidence of congenital undescended testis of mature boys, at one year of age, born in the Medical Centre Alkmaar (MCA).

Full description

The position of the testes of mature boys will be registered at birth and boys with a high-scrotal, non-scrotal or dubious position of the testis/ testes will be followed up (till the age of one year).

Enrollment: 3,000 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: Under 1 year old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• mature newborns (>/= 37 weeks)
• born in the Medical Centre Alkmaar

Exclusion criteria

• premature newborns (< 37 weeks)