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Role of Gastroinestinal Endoscopy in Pediatric Failure to Thrive

50 participantsStarted 2025-09-20

Plain-language 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.

Who can participate

Age range6 Months – 18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Age from 6 months to 18 years..
✓. Both sexes.
✓. Diagnosed with failure to thrive, defined as :
✓. 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 criteria

✕. 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

What they're measuring

Role of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in Evaluation of Pediatric Failure to Thrive

Timeframe: baseline

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07160387

SponsorAssiut University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2027-03-20

Contact for this trial

Mohamed Ahmed Abdelrady, resident pediatric

+201097225957 drrady2022@gmail.com

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