Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Role of Gastroinestinal Endoscopy in Pediatric Failure to Thrive
Lead Sponsor:
Assiut University
Conditions:
Failure to Thrive
Endoscope
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-18 years
Brief Summary
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.
Detailed Description
Failure to thrive (FTT) is a common and concerning clinical presentation in pediatric practice, characterized by inadequate growth or the inability to maintain expected weight and height percentiles (...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age from 6 months to 18 years..
- Both sexes.
- Diagnosed with failure to thrive, defined as :
- Weight-for-age below the 5th percentile for sex/age or crossing downward by ≥2 major percentiles, confirmed on two measurements.
- 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
Exclusion
- 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
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 20 2025
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 20 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07160387
Start Date
September 20 2025
End Date
April 20 2027
Last Update
September 8 2025
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