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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections in Under-Five Children With Malnutrition in Sohag, Egypt

NCT ID: NCT06716060

Last Updated: 2024-12-04

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-08-20

Study Completion Date

2025-08-01

Brief Summary

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This study aims to estimate the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in under-five children with malnutrition.

Detailed Description

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Malnourished children are vulnerable to IPIs suffering. In contrast, IPIs can contribute considerably to the evolution of undernutrition in the pediatric population, thus creating a potentially lethal cycle/vicious cycle of worsening illness and deteriorating nutritional status so, I will examine stool specimens of those children suffering from malnutrition.

One fecal sample will be collected from each patient in a labelled clean plastic container. Specimens will be immediately transferred to the Medical Parasitology Department laboratory The obtained fecal samples will be both macroscopically and microscopically examined. For microscopic examination, specimens will be examined by direct smear and FECT.

Anthropometric indices will be used for checking the nutritional status of the recruited children.

Conditions

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Malnutrition, Child

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

\- 100 children aged between 6 months and 5 years, having malnutrition symptoms (growth retardation, failure to thrive, lethargy, generalized weakness, xerophthalmia, etc.) will be randomly recruited from pediatric outpatient clinics, Faculty of medicine, Sohag University.

Exclusion Criteria

* children who took specific anthelmintic, antiprotozoal, purgatives or anti-diarrheal drugs three weeks before the stool sampling.
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Months

Maximum Eligible Age

5 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Sohag University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Esraa Ahmed Mahmoud

Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections in Under-Five Children with Malnutrition in Sohag, Egypt

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Esraa Ahmed Mahmoud Mohamed

Sohag, Saqulta, Egypt

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Egypt

Central Contacts

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Esaa Ahmed Mahmoud Mohamed, Demonstrator

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 01158256025

Email: [email protected]

Amal Moustafa Ahmed, Professor

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 01155110157

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Esaa Ahmed Mahmoud Mohamed, Demonstrator

Role: primary

Amal Moustafa Ahmed, Professor

Role: backup

Other Identifiers

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Soh-Med-24-08-MS

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id