Convulsive Seizures Clinical Trial
Official title:
Pattern of Pediatric Seizures at Al-Arish Central Hospital - North Sinai
This study will be carried to:
1. Describe the pattern of seizures among cases admitted to Pediatric department at
Al-Arish central hospital in North Sinai and compare results with national and
international similar studies .
2. Provide the basic descriptive information that is necessary for planning future studies.
Status | Not yet recruiting |
Enrollment | 100 |
Est. completion date | August 24, 2020 |
Est. primary completion date | April 30, 2020 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | 2 Months to 18 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Patients from 2 months upto 18 years of age with seizures admitted to Al-Arish central Hospital . Exclusion Criteria: - No exclusion criteria |
Country | Name | City | State |
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n/a |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Ehsan M saied |
Berg AT, Berkovic SF, Brodie MJ, Buchhalter J, Cross JH, van Emde Boas W, Engel J, French J, Glauser TA, Mathern GW, Moshé SL, Nordli D, Plouin P, Scheffer IE. Revised terminology and concepts for organization of seizures and epilepsies: report of the ILAE Commission on Classification and Terminology, 2005-2009. Epilepsia. 2010 Apr;51(4):676-85. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2010.02522.x. Epub 2010 Feb 26. — View Citation
Dalbem JS, Siqueira HH, Espinosa MM, Alvarenga RP. Febrile seizures: a population-based study. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2015 Nov-Dec;91(6):529-34. doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2015.01.005. Epub 2015 May 26. — View Citation
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Verity CM, Golding J. Risk of epilepsy after febrile convulsions: a national cohort study. BMJ. 1991 Nov 30;303(6814):1373-6. Erratum in: BMJ 1992 Jan 18;304(6820):147. — View Citation
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Description of the pattern of seizures among cases admitted to Pediatric department at Al-Arish central hospital in North Sinai and compare results with national and international similar studies . | Descriptive cross sectional study Data will be collected from patient using semi structured questionnaire through interview with patient care giver. Data will be entered, cleaned and analyzed using statistical software program (SPSS version 20). Descriptive statistics will be presented in the form of percentages for qualitative variables and mean and SD for quantitative data. Qualitative data will be compared using chi-square test, and quantitative data will be compared using Student's t test, other tests will be used as appropriate . P-value will be considered significant if less than0.05 for all statistical tests . |
1 year |
Status | Clinical Trial | Phase | |
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Recruiting |
NCT04219995 -
Pilot Trial to Evaluate The Effect of Oral Methylprednisolone on Seizure Frequency in Children With Epilepsy
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Phase 1/Phase 2 |