Management of Pericarditis in Children.

NCT03253315 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: ayafadl24791
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The pericardium is a double-walled sac containing the heart and the roots of the great vessels. The pericardial sac has two layers, a serous visceral l layer (also known as epicardium when it comes into contact with the myocardium) and a fibrous parietal layer. It encloses the pericardial cavity, which contains pericardial fluid. The pericardium fixes the heart to the mediastinum, gives protection against infection and provides lubrication for the heart. Pericardial diseases may be either isolated disease or part of a systemic disease Diseases of the pericardium present clinically in one of several ways

• Acute and recurrent pericarditis
• Pericardial effusion without major hemodynamic compromise
• Cardiac tamponade with cardiac compromise
• Constrictive pericarditis

Conditions

Pericarditis

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Echocardiographic signs

  1. normal cardiac size by echocardiography (measurable by echocardiographic probe) 2. normal thickening of pericardium by echocardiography .(measurable by echocardiographic probe)

  one month

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Months - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

patients who above one year of age up to 18 years diagnosed with pericarditis and/or pericardial effusions are candidates for the study.

You may qualify if:

• Children with pericarditis and/or pericardial effusion above one year of age detected clinically and by echocardiography

You may not qualify if:

• children below one year of age. - children with malignant effusion.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Assiut University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Assiut University

Asyut, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pericarditis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Heart Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Target Duration: 15 Days
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 7, 2017
• First Posted: August 17, 2017
• Study Start: September 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2018
• Study Completion: April 1, 2019
• Last Updated: August 17, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-08

Locations

EG (1)