Role of Gastroinestinal Endoscopy in Pediatric Failure to Thrive
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age6-18
SponsorAssiut University
About this trial
This study aims to evaluate the diagnostic role of gastrointestinal endoscopy in children presenting with failure to thrive and its correlation with histopathology and other diagnostic modalities.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age from 6 months to 18 years..
Both sexes.
Clinical suspicion of an underlying gastrointestinal cause (e.g., chronic vomiting, chronic diarrhea either bloody or not, chronic abdominal pain and/or gastrointestinal bleeding
Parental/guardian consent for their siblings to share in the study
Disqualifiers
Known chronic disease already causing failure to thrive (genetic, cardiac, renal, or endocrine disorders).
Contraindications to endoscopy or anesthesia (e.g. severe coagulopathy, unstable cardiopulmonary status).
Parental refusal to participate or consent for endoscopy
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Not listed
Trial groups
No trial groups listed
Locations
Sponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov