Status:

TERMINATED

Honey in Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia

Lead Sponsor:

mamdouh abdulmaksoud abdulrhman

Conditions:

Chronic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Eligibility:

All Genders

5-15 years

Brief Summary

Based on the assumption that honey may have an immunomodulatory effect, the aim of our present study will be to verify whether the intake of honey, as a natural substance, in patients with chronic Imm...

Detailed Description

Study design: A crossover design (two 12-weeks intervention periods) will be used to measure treatment effects. The subjects will be randomized into two groups (intervention to control \[I/C\] and co...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with chronic ITP who did not receive any treatment specific for ITP within the past 3 months
  • Who did not receive bee honey or any medication that may affect platelet number or function within the past 3 months and
  • In whom the bleeding severity will range from 1 to 3 (mild to moderate bleeding) according to Buchanan and Adix (2002).

Exclusion

  • Grade 4 bleeding severity, according Buchanan and Adix (2002) and
  • Presence of diabetes mellitus.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2014

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01462916

Start Date

October 1 2014

End Date

December 1 2017

Last Update

January 9 2018

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Pediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University

Cairo, Egypt