Trial no.:
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PACTR201805003252954 |
Date of Approval:
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26/03/2018 |
Trial Status:
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Registered in accordance with WHO and ICMJE standards |
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TRIAL DESCRIPTION |
Public title
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Acute Childhood Poisoning: One year study in Assiut University children's Hospital |
Official scientific title |
Acute Childhood Poisoning: One year study in Assiut University children's Hospital |
Brief summary describing the background
and objectives of the trial
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Acute poisoning in children is a problem ubiquitous in distribution and is an important paediatrics emergency. In a report published by the WHO, 13% of the total poisoning cases were reported among the paediatrics and adolescent age groups. The highest percentage of children admitted to the poison center (44.8%) was in the age group of 3-5 years. At this age, children usually gain motor independence and they go around actively exploring their environment. Therefore, children become highly mobile and able to get into dangerous situations quickly. Additionally, children at that age have well developed skills to locate and ingest liquids and solids, but are unable to discriminate rapidly between edible liquids and solids from toxic ones. Reported that the peak of accidental poisoning was seen in children between 2-5 years, with this problem spreading in the developing countries as these agents become more available. According to the children¿s propensity to eat everything, ingestion is the most common route of poisoning in children, accounting for approximately 77% of the cases. After ingestion, dermal, inhalation and ophthalmic involvements are considered to be the most common causes of poisoning in children with respective frequencies of about 7.5%, 6% and 5% .The study reported that poor maternal education, inadequate supervision of children, substance abuse, and mental illness in family members are risk factors that increase the incidence of poisoning in children.
This study aimed to assess the characteristics, clinical management and outcome of children with acute intoxication due to drugs and chemicals seeking medical care at the Paediatrics Emergency Departments |
Type of trial |
CCT |
Acronym (If the trial has an acronym then please provide) |
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Disease(s) or condition(s) being studied |
Childhood poisoning,Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning,Paediatrics |
Sub-Disease(s) or condition(s) being studied |
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Purpose of the trial |
Diagnosis / Prognosis |
Anticipated trial start date |
01/04/2018 |
Actual trial start date |
01/04/2018 |
Anticipated date of last follow up |
01/04/2019 |
Actual Last follow-up date |
01/04/2019 |
Anticipated target sample size (number of participants) |
120 |
Actual target sample size (number of participants) |
120 |
Recruitment status |
Recruiting |
Publication URL |
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