Micronutrient Status in Pediatric Palliative Care

NCT06146452 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: PPC Micronutrient
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 249
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to determine the micronutrient levels in patients in the Pediatric Palliative Care Clinic. The main question it aims to answer are: • What is the frequency of micronutrient deficiencies in pediatric palliative care patients?

Conditions

Palliative Care; Micronutrients; Pediatric

Keywords

Pediatric; Palliative Care; micronutriens

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• the presence of micronutrient deficiency

  Presence of micronutrient deficiency in patients hospitalized in pediatric palliative care clinic

  12/01/2023-01/01/2024

Study Arms (1)

Pediatric palliative care

pediatric palliative care patients hospitalized in the Pediatric Palliative Care Clinic

Other: Not

Interventions

Not OTHER

Not

Pediatric palliative care

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 1 Month - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Our study will be carried out in the only pediatric palliative care center in Izmir that has been accepting patients since 2018. Our center is a clinic where palliative care patients (with chronic, complex, progressive or life-threatening diseases) between the ages of 1 month and 18 years who require hospitalization for various indications are managed with a multidisciplinary approach.

You may qualify if:

• Hospitalized in a pediatric palliative care service

You may not qualify if:

• Patients who are hospitalized without having chronic, complex, progressive or life-threatening diseases (for off-label reasons)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Dr. Behcet Uz Children's Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Dr. Behcet Uz Children's Hospital

Izmir, 35150, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Revuelta Iniesta R, Gerasimidis K, Paciarotti I, McKenzie JM, Brougham MF, Wilson DC. Micronutrient status influences clinical outcomes of paediatric cancer patients during treatment: A prospective cohort study. Clin Nutr. 2021 May;40(5):2923-2935. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2021.03.020. Epub 2021 Mar 20.

  PMID: 33964502 RESULT

• Marino LV, Valla FV, Beattie RM, Verbruggen SCAT. Micronutrient status during paediatric critical illness: A scoping review. Clin Nutr. 2020 Dec;39(12):3571-3593. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2020.04.015. Epub 2020 Apr 22.

  PMID: 32371094 RESULT

• Verbov J. More consultant dermatologists are needed. J R Coll Physicians Lond. 1990 Jul;24(3):249. No abstract available.

  PMID: 2213683 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 2

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Orphan Nuclear Receptors; DNA-Binding Proteins; Proteins; Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins; Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear

Study Officials

• Derşan Onur

  Dr. Behcet Uz Children's Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 19, 2023
• First Posted: November 24, 2023
• Study Start: October 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2024
• Study Completion: October 1, 2024
• Last Updated: April 25, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-04

Locations

TU (1)