Nutritional Status of Critically Ill Children in Pediatric Intensive Care Units at Sohag University Hospitals

NCT07041658 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: Soh-Med-25-5--3MD
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 100
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to evaluate nutritional status of critically ill patients admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) at Sohag University Hospital and its correlation with their outcome as regarding to need for mechanical ventilation, acquired infection, metabolic complications, and mortality.

Conditions

Pediatric Intensive Care Units

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• need for mechanical ventilation

  one week following PICU admission

• acquired infection

  one week following PICU admission

• mortality

  one week following PICU admission

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 1 Month - 16 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

critically ill children who admitted in PICUs at Sohag University Hospital

You may qualify if:

• All critically ill children who admitted in PICUs at Sohag University Hospital with age range from 1 month up to 16 years old.

You may not qualify if:

• Patient with recurrent admissions to the PICU during the specified study period, only the first admission will be included.
• Patient with PICU stay less than 48 hours.
• Patients referred with nutritional regimen or metabolic disease e.g. patients on ketogenic diet and patients with inborn errors of metabolism.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sohag University: lead

Central Study Contacts

Klara Boles Anwer, MD

CONTACT

01093356294; Klara_boulis@med.sohag.edu.eg

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Pediatric Specialist

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 23, 2025
• First Posted: June 27, 2025
• Study Start: June 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2026
• Study Completion: May 1, 2026
• Last Updated: June 27, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06