Utility of Laboratory Testing for Children With Seizure in Emergency Department

NCT ID: NCT01123746

Last Updated: 2010-05-14

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

500 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-10-31

Study Completion Date

2010-04-30

Brief Summary

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Objective: To evaluate the predisposing factors associated with abnormal laboratory findings in patients who came to the emergency room due to a first seizure.

Methods: Patients were divided into separate groups based on normal and abnormal laboratory results for sodium, potassium, calcium, and glucose. The difference in age, gender, whether this was the first attack, whether there was fever, whether there were gastrointestinal symptoms, the duration and pattern of the seizure, and whether there was a seizure at the emergency department, were evaluated.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Seizure

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age: less than 18 years old
* The patient came to emergency department due to seizure
* The patient received blood sampling including serum sodium, potassium, calcium and glucose.

Exclusion Criteria

* The patient came to the outpatient department.
* The patient did not received blood sampling at emergency room.
* The seizure occurred after admission.
Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital

Principal Investigators

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Hsiao-Feng Chou, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Pediatrics department, Wanfang hospital

Locations

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Taipei Medical University-WanFang Hospital

Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan

Site Status

Countries

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Taiwan

Other Identifiers

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98088

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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