Blood - Infants Information

Attachment 1a

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

Blood Collection - Infants less than 12 months old

Eligibility: All NHANES participants less than 12 months old are eligible for this pilot study. The maximum number of respondents would be 100.

Informed Consent: No additional consents other than the regular NHANES consents are needed.

Exclusion Criteria: Persons who say “yes” to the following safety exclusion questions will be excluded

from the blood draw.

• Does your infant have a bleeding disorder such as hemophilia or von Willebrand disease, or a blood disorder such as aplastic anemia or leukemia?

• Is your infant currently participating in cancer chemotherapy protocol or received cancer chemotherapy in the past 4 weeks?

• Has your infant had blood drawn in the past 30 days?

Data Collection: The study will take place in the MEC during the regular NHANES examination. The parents/guardians will be asked questions about the infants health status. Infants less than 12 months old will have their blood drawn. (NHANES already collects blood on participants ages 1 year and older.) Parents/guardians will be asked a follow-up set of questions if the blood draw is not successful. (See Attachment 1b)

Report of Findings: Results will be reported to the participants, during this pilot, if they are clinically actionable according to NHANES protocol. The report of findings forms used will be the same as what’s currently done for NHANES participants age 12 months and older. (See Attachment 1d)