Assessment of Nutritional Status and Role of Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 in Children

NCT ID: NCT05529550

Last Updated: 2022-09-07

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

102 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-10-01

Study Completion Date

2021-12-01

Brief Summary

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Many studies done on children with thalassemia have shown a variable prevalence of defective IGF-I concentrations have been shown to be low in the majority of children, with or without GH deficiency. The Aim of this study to assess nutritional status and role of Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and its associating factors in children with thalassemia major

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Thalassemia

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Patients

67 children in the age group of 2-18 years with confirmed diagnosis of Beta thalassemia major.

No interventions assigned to this group

Healthy control

35 healthy children

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Children in the age group of 2-18 years with confirmed diagnosis of Beta thalassemia major.

Exclusion Criteria

* Children with other chronic diseases (cardiac, renal, vascular)
* Children with malignancy
Minimum Eligible Age

1 Year

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Menoufia University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Samar Abdelhameed

Dr

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Samar Abd El-Hameed

Shibīn al Kawm, , Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

Other Identifiers

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insulin-like growth factor-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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