Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Not yet recruiting
Administrative data
| NCT number |
NCT06038305 |
| Other study ID # |
anemia and growth in AGE |
| Secondary ID |
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| Status |
Not yet recruiting |
| Phase |
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| First received |
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| Last updated |
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| Start date |
June 2024 |
| Est. completion date |
February 2025 |
Study information
| Verified date |
September 2023 |
| Source |
Assiut University |
| Contact |
Gehad Ali |
| Phone |
01011001797 |
| Email |
gehadali4397[@]gmail.com |
| Is FDA regulated |
No |
| Health authority |
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| Study type |
Observational
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Clinical Trial Summary
1. Assessment of the growth parameters in infants admitted with acute gastroenteritis.
2. Determine the prevalence of anemia in infants admitted with acute gastroenteritis.
Description:
Gastroenteritis is inflammation of the stomach, small intestine, or large intestine, leading
to a combination of abdominal pain, cramping, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Acute
gastroenteritis usually lasts fewer than 14 days. Worldwide, gastroenteritis affects 3 to 5
billion children each year. Up to 40% of children aged less than 5 years with diarrhea are
hospitalized with rotavirus. Also, some microorganisms have been found predominantly in
resource-constrained nations, including Shigella spp, Vibrio cholerae, and the protozoan
infections. Malnutrition, immunosuppression, young age, and an increase in the preceding
diarrhea burdens are risk factors for the development of persistent diarrhea. A substantial
proportion of global malnutrition is due to impaired intestinal absorptive function resulting
from multiple and repeated enteric infections. These include recurrent acute infections as
well as persistent infections, even those without overt liquid diarrhea.
Child growth is internationally recognized as the best global indicator of physical
well-being in children because poor feeding practices-both in quantity and quality-and
infections, or more often a combination of the two, are major factors that affect physical
growth and mental development in children. The most important measurements needed for growth
assessment are recumbent length or height, weight and head circumference. These fundamental
anthropometric measures should be obtained and interpreted at each well child visit, and are
typically sufficient for growth assessment.
In this study, the prevalence of anemia and growth of infants admitted with acute
gastroenteritis at Assiut University Children Hospital will be assessed. Anemia is a global
public health problem, with important consequences for human health and the social and
economic development of each nation. It results from single or multiple causes that act
simultaneously, influencing children's health, their cognitive and physical development, and
immunity, increasing the risk of infections and infant mortality.
