A Study on Pigmentation Disorders in Children

Hyperpigmentation Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Retrospective Study on Pigmentation Disorders in Children in a Tertiary Care Children's Hospital.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06189768
• Other study ID #: 59/2020-021
• Status: Completed
• Start date: January 1, 2020
• Est. completion date: June 1, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: January 2024
• Source: Nepal Health Research Council
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The descriptive cross-sectional study was undertaken at Kanti Children's Hospital during the period from January 2020 to June 2021. Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of Kanti Children's Hospital (IRB-KCH). The refence number is 59/2020-021. The study focused on children with hyperpigmentation disorders presenting at the Dermatology Outpatient Department of Kanti Children's Hospital.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 299
• Est. completion date: June 1, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: June 1, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A to 15 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• children ranging from newborns to 15 years old with hyperpigmentation due to any cause

Exclusion Criteria:

• children admitted to wards

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hyperpigmentation
• Pigmentation Disorders

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Nepal	Kanti Children's Hospital	Kathmandu

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Nepal Health Research Council

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Nepal, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Measure the causes of hyperpigmentation in children aged 0 to 15	Measure the prevalence of different causes of hyperpigmentation due to any cause in children aged 0 to 15 years presenting to the dermatology outpatient department of Kanti Children's Hospital. Outpatient hospital records were used for collecting the study variables.	1.5 years
Primary	Measure the age distribution of children with hyperpigmentation disorders	The age (in years) of all the children with hyperpigmentation disorders presenting to the outpatient department of Kanti Children's Hospital was recorded. Outpatient hospital records were used for collecting the study variable.	1.5 years
Primary	Measure the gender distribution of children with hyperpigmentation disorders	The gender (male or female) of all the children with hyperpigmentation disorders presenting to the outpatient department of Kanti Children's Hospital was recorded. Outpatient hospital records were used for collecting the study variable.	1.5 years
Primary	Measure the caste distribution of children with hyperpigmentation disorders	The caste of all the children with hyperpigmentation disorders presenting to the outpatient department of Kanti Children's Hospital was recorded. Outpatient hospital records were used for collecting the study variable.	1.5 years