Status:
COMPLETED
Plasma Adiponectin Levels and Relations With Cytokines in Children With Acute Rheumatic Fever
Lead Sponsor:
Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Conditions:
Acute Rheumatic Fever
Eligibility:
All Genders
5-17 years
Brief Summary
We aimed to investigate if adiponectin facilitates diagnosis of ARF by analyzing adiponectin levels in acute and convalescent periods of the acute rheumatic fever and by comparing results with that of...
Detailed Description
Totally, 33 children (age range: 5 - 17 years; 15 male and 18 female) were enrolled to the study who were diagnosed as ARF at the Pediatric Cardiology Department, Medical Faculty, Eskişehir Osmangazi ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- For the study subjects, diagnosis of ARF was made according to the Modified Jones criteria (4) and appropriate treatment was started. Patients were divided into three groups by clinical findings. Group 1 included patients with only chorea, while patients with arthritis and carditis were involved in Group 2 and patients with only carditis were included in the Group 3. A group with only arthritis was not established since the patients with isolated arthritis are usually followed up at primary and secondary healthcare facilities rather than referring those patients to our tertiary healthcare center.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
87 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01886846
Start Date
July 1 2008
Last Update
June 26 2013
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Eskisehir Osmangazi Universty
Eskişehir, Odunpazarı, Turkey (Türkiye), 26480