Prevalence of Anemia and Growth Assessment in Acute Gastroenteritis

NCT ID: NCT06038305

Last Updated: 2024-11-01

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

297 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-01-01

Study Completion Date

2025-02-28

Brief Summary

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1. Assessment of the growth parameters in infants admitted with acute gastroenteritis.
2. Determine the prevalence of anemia in infants admitted with acute gastroenteritis.

Detailed Description

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Gastroenteritis is inflammation of the stomach, small intestine, or large intestine, leading to a combination of abdominal pain, cramping, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Acute gastroenteritis usually lasts fewer than 14 days. Worldwide, gastroenteritis affects 3 to 5 billion children each year. Up to 40% of children aged less than 5 years with diarrhea are hospitalized with rotavirus. Also, some microorganisms have been found predominantly in resource-constrained nations, including Shigella spp, Vibrio cholerae, and the protozoan infections. Malnutrition, immunosuppression, young age, and an increase in the preceding diarrhea burdens are risk factors for the development of persistent diarrhea. A substantial proportion of global malnutrition is due to impaired intestinal absorptive function resulting from multiple and repeated enteric infections. These include recurrent acute infections as well as persistent infections, even those without overt liquid diarrhea.

Child growth is internationally recognized as the best global indicator of physical well-being in children because poor feeding practices-both in quantity and quality-and infections, or more often a combination of the two, are major factors that affect physical growth and mental development in children. The most important measurements needed for growth assessment are recumbent length or height, weight and head circumference. These fundamental anthropometric measures should be obtained and interpreted at each well child visit, and are typically sufficient for growth assessment.

In this study, the prevalence of anemia and growth of infants admitted with acute gastroenteritis at Assiut University Children Hospital will be assessed. Anemia is a global public health problem, with important consequences for human health and the social and economic development of each nation. It results from single or multiple causes that act simultaneously, influencing children's health, their cognitive and physical development, and immunity, increasing the risk of infections and infant mortality.

Conditions

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Acute Gastroenteritis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Infants with acute gastroenteritis.
* Infants aged from 1 month and up to 2 years.

Exclusion Criteria

* Infants aged less than 1 month and more than 2 years.
* Infants with persistent and chronic diarrhea.
* Infants with acute gastroenteritis in association with chronic disease
Minimum Eligible Age

1 Month

Maximum Eligible Age

2 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Assiut University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Gehad Ali Sayed

Resident physician, Family Medicine department

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Assiut University

Asyut, , Egypt

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Egypt

Central Contacts

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Dalia G Mahran

Role: CONTACT

+201007120821 ext. Professor

Facility Contacts

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Ashraf M El-saghier, Professor

Role: primary

+201026746762

Other Identifiers

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anemia and growth in AGE

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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