Status:
COMPLETED
Evaluation of Toxic Metals, Trace Elements and Total Antioxidant Activity in Children With Recurrent Wheezing
Lead Sponsor:
Kecioren Education and Training Hospital
Conditions:
Asthma
Wheezing
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-6 years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate hair trace elements and toxic metals and plasma total antioxidant activity in children with recurrent wheezing and to evaluate whether these toxic metals and t...
Detailed Description
Context: In many studies it was demonstrated that children are much more susceptible than adults for environmental toxic metal exposure. Hair analysis is a promising tool for routine clinical screeni...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Children with recurrent wheezing ages between 6 months to 6 years old.
- Age and sex matched healthy children for control group.
- Parental/guardian permission (informed consent)
Exclusion
- Systemic corticosteroid use in the last 30 days
- Chronic lung diseases including cystic fibrosis
- Immunodeficiency
- Known renal or hepatic dysfunction
- Respiratory truck infections in the last 30 days
- Anatomic abnormalities of the respiratory tract
- Suspected foreign body aspiration or croup
- Immunosuppressive or immunostimulant treatment
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2007
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
95 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00749528
Start Date
September 1 2007
End Date
July 1 2008
Last Update
March 15 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Kecioren Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi
Ankara, Kecioren, Turkey (Türkiye), 06380