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Effect of Hydrocortisone on Improving Outcome of Pneumatic Reduction of Infantile Intussusception
Led by Cairo University · Updated on 2024-08-27
80
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
556 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
Intussusception is one of the most frequent causes of acute bowel and second most common cause of acute abdominal pain in pediatric age .95 % of cases are idiopathic, the rest are either due to pathological lead point or post operative. Treatment of intussusception must start with medical resuscitation, then radiological or operative reduction of intussusception. Our surgery team has used hydrocortisone with the medical resuscitation to improve the success rate of pneumatic reduction and decrease the number of reduction trials.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Effect of Hydrocortisone on Improving Outcome of Pneumatic Reduction of Infantile Intussusception
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Infantile Intussusception
You will not qualify if you...
- Peritonitis
- Pneumoperitoneum
- Morbid patients
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Cairo University Pediatric Hospital
Cairo, Egypt, 11432
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
Mostafa Gad, MSc
CONTACT
M
Mahmoud Elfiky, MD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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