NCT03374384

Brief Summary

This study will be carried to:

  1. 1.Describe the pattern of seizures among cases admitted to Pediatric department at Al-Arish central hospital in North Sinai and compare results with national and international similar studies .
  2. 2.Provide the basic descriptive information that is necessary for planning future studies.

Trial Health

35
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
100

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2019

Shorter than P25 for all trials

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 12, 2017

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 15, 2017

Completed
2 years until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 1, 2019

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 30, 2020

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

August 24, 2020

Completed
Last Updated

November 26, 2019

Status Verified

November 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

5 months

First QC Date

December 12, 2017

Last Update Submit

November 23, 2019

Conditions

Convulsive Seizures

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Description of the pattern of seizures among cases admitted to Pediatric department at Al-Arish central hospital in North Sinai and compare results with national and international similar studies .

    Descriptive cross sectional study Data will be collected from patient using semi structured questionnaire through interview with patient care giver. Data will be entered, cleaned and analyzed using statistical software program (SPSS version 20). Descriptive statistics will be presented in the form of percentages for qualitative variables and mean and SD for quantitative data. Qualitative data will be compared using chi-square test, and quantitative data will be compared using Student's t test, other tests will be used as appropriate . P-value will be considered significant if less than0.05 for all statistical tests .

    1 year

Interventions

No drug interventionOTHER

This study will be performed in Al-Arish Central Hospital and will include all patients from 2 months up to 18 years of age with seizures admitted to Al-Arish Central Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Age2 Months - 18 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64)
Sampling MethodProbability Sample
Study Population

Area of study: Pediatric department at Al-Arish central hospital in North Sinai. Descriptive cross sectional hospital based study. Data will be collected from patient using semi structured questionnaire through interview with patient care giver.

You may qualify if:

  • Patients from 2 months upto 18 years of age with seizures admitted to Al-Arish central Hospital .

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (5)

  • Freeman JM, Tibbles J, Camfield C, Camfield P. Benign epilepsy of childhood: a speculation and its ramifications. Pediatrics. 1987 Jun;79(6):864-8.

    PMID: 3588141BACKGROUND

  • Berg AT, Berkovic SF, Brodie MJ, Buchhalter J, Cross JH, van Emde Boas W, Engel J, French J, Glauser TA, Mathern GW, Moshe SL, Nordli D, Plouin P, Scheffer IE. Revised terminology and concepts for organization of seizures and epilepsies: report of the ILAE Commission on Classification and Terminology, 2005-2009. Epilepsia. 2010 Apr;51(4):676-85. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2010.02522.x. Epub 2010 Feb 26.

    PMID: 20196795BACKGROUND

  • Dalbem JS, Siqueira HH, Espinosa MM, Alvarenga RP. Febrile seizures: a population-based study. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2015 Nov-Dec;91(6):529-34. doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2015.01.005. Epub 2015 May 26.

    PMID: 26022778BACKGROUND

  • Verity CM, Golding J. Risk of epilepsy after febrile convulsions: a national cohort study. BMJ. 1991 Nov 30;303(6814):1373-6. doi: 10.1136/bmj.303.6814.1373.

    PMID: 1760604BACKGROUND

  • Richards CF, Lowe RA. Researching racial and ethnic disparities in emergency medicine. Acad Emerg Med. 2003 Nov;10(11):1169-75. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2003.tb00599.x.

    PMID: 14597491BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Seizures

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurologic ManifestationsNervous System DiseasesSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • Ehsan mr Saeid, RD

    Assiut University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Ehsan ms Saeid, RD

CONTACT

00201028717600saiedehsan5@gmail.com

Emad El-Deen mr Hammad, Professor

CONTACT

01223559943Emadeldaly2003@yahoo.com

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
OTHER
Time Perspective
CROSS SECTIONAL
Target Duration
1 Year
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Assiut

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 12, 2017

First Posted

December 15, 2017

Study Start

December 1, 2019

Primary Completion

April 30, 2020

Study Completion

August 24, 2020

Last Updated

November 26, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-11