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Diarrhea, InfantileNCT04654832

IVC Index in Patient With Diarrhea and Dehydration And How It Affects Its Management

An observational study of Diarrhea, Infantile, run by Assiut University at 1 site in Egypt.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

IVC Index in patient with Diarrhea and Dehydration And How It affects its management. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 month to 5 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Diarrhea, Infantile
How many people
57 participants
Where
1 siteEgypt
Study dates
1 Oct 2020to 29 Dec 2020
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 1 month to 5 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child

Study population: *Sample size: According to the G*Power 3 software (Faul et al., 2007); the calculated minimum sample was 57 patient with dehydration needed to detect an effect size of 0.5 in the percentage of weight change after rehydration (12), with an error probability of 0.05 and 95 % power on a two-tailed test, it expected to be done from 1 October2020 till 29 December2021.(13)

(Inclusion Criteria):

  • Patients under 5years old who Presented with acute diarrhea and clinical evidence of significant (Moderate and severe) dehydration and sepsis based on blood picture ,high grade fever and CRP
  • Patients under 5 years old with dehydration and non septic condition.
  • Patients under 5years old have cardiomyopathy previously diagnosed. (Exclusion Criteria ):
  • Patients receiving oral rehydration solution only .
  • chronic medical conditions, bronchopulmonary dysplasia and renal and liver diseases.
  • Children with acute blood loss were also excluded.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Reham RR Refaat, Master contact

01094494643

ryhamrema@yahoo.com

Egypt1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Reham

    Asyut

    Elsayed Khalil, Professor, 0106 080 5170

    Duaa Mohammad, Professor, 0122 311 2124, Diana.ahmed3@med.au.edu.eg

    Recruiting

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About this study

IVC Index in patient with Diarrhea and Dehydration And How It affects its management.

Read the detailed description

Introduction The world health organization defines dehydration as condition that result from excessive loss of body water .the most common cause of dehydration in children are vomiting and diarrhea. Dehydration is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in infant and young children world wide .most cases due to consequence of acute gastroenteritis.

Pathophysiology. Dehydration cause decrease in total body water in both intracellular and extracellular fluid volume. Volume depletion closely correlate with sign and symptom of dehydration .the total body water is higher in infant and children compared to adult.

In infant, it is 70% of total body weight, whereas it is 65%and 60% respectively in children and adult.

The World Health Organization recommends assessing dehydration in children based on four clinical features: general appearance , eyes (whether they appear sunken), history of thirst , and skin pinch to assess turgor. However, these clinical signs may be subtle or non specific and thus have important limitations if used as independent predictors of dehydration. A more objective way to assess for dehydration using urine analysis has been implicated.

Additionally, studies on dehydration have shown urine analysis do not show sufficient sensitivity, Specificity or reliability [3, 4] and are typically only useful in children with moderate to severe hypovolemia.

. Bedside ultrasonography is a noninvasive method that can serve as a more objective tool for assessing dehydration in both adults and children. Point-of-care ultrasound has the potential to reduce unnecessary use of resources such as IV fluids or hospital access, while identifying children who are severely dehydrated and need immediate medical attention. Previous studies have shown that intravascular volume correlates to the diameters of the inferior vena cava.

  • The normal IVC diameter is 15_ 17mm
  • small IVC (usually < 12mm) with spontaneous collapse is often seen in the presence of intravascular volume depletion.

Bedside emergency ultrasonography (EUS) is a relatively new imaging modality in pediatrics.(8,9) EUS is fast, painless, and noninvasive. In recent years, many new pediatric indications for EUS have been developed.

Ultrasonography (US) assessment of the inferior vena cava (IVC) has been used as a noninvasive diagnostic tool for the assessment of intravascular volume and right heart function. Specifically, IVC diameter and collapsibility have been used as methods of assessing fluid status in dehydrated patients .

In these studies, contraction of the intravascular volume resulted in measurable decreases in IVC diameters. Conversely, research has shown that the diameter of the descending aorta (Ao) remains mostly constant, despite intravascular volume depletion.

Keywords
IVC Index
Medical subject headings
Diarrhea, Infantile

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. (IVC Index in patient with Diarrhea and Dehydration and how it affects it's management.)

    Assessment of dehydration by ivc index and bcmanagement according to this index

    Measured: IVC Index in patient with Diarrhea and Dehydration And How It affects its management21.(13). it expect it expected to be done from 1 October2020 till 29 December2021.(13)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted4 Dec 2020
  2. Study start1 Oct 2020
  3. Primary completion29 Dec 2020 (estimated)
  4. Study completion29 Dec 2020 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case crossover
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrolment
57 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04654832
Sponsor's protocol ID
IVC Index
Status last verified
Dec 2020
First submitted
19 Oct 2020
Last updated
4 Dec 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Diarrhea, Infantile, run by Assiut University at 1 site in Egypt.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Dec 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Egypt. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Reham RR Refaat, Master (01094494643, ryhamrema@yahoo.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

(IVC Index in patient with Diarrhea and Dehydration and how it affects it's management.) (time frame: IVC Index in patient with Diarrhea and Dehydration And How It affects its management21.(13). it expect it expected to be done from 1 October2020 till 29 December2021.(13)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Dec 2020.

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