Status:
UNKNOWN
Celiac Disease Among Egyptian Children With Unexplained Short Stature
Lead Sponsor:
Assiut University
Conditions:
Celiac Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
2-18 years
Brief Summary
Detect the prevalence of celiac disease in children with unexplained short stature attended at Assiut University Children Hospital.
Detailed Description
Short stature is a term applied to a child whose height is 2 standard deviations or more below the mean for children of that chronological age and sex , and ideally of the same racial - ethnic group.T...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- (1) Children aged between 2-18 years with undetectable causes of short stature whose height was \< -2 SDfor the ageandsexaccording to Z score growth references for Egyptianchildrenand adolescent growth reference and Control DiseaseCenter(CDC) charts. (2) Short children not previously screened for Celiac disease.
Exclusion
- Short children with demonstrable cause such as:
- (1) Familial and constitutional short stature. (2) Chronic illness. (3) Disproportionate short stature. (4) Short stature of endocrinal origin (eg, growth hormone deficiency). (5) Turner syndrome. (6) Short stature with significant congenital anomalies. (7) Patients on gluten free diet.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 15 2024
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 31 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06164548
Start Date
January 15 2024
End Date
March 31 2025
Last Update
December 11 2023
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