Search / Trial NCT06615440

Management and Outcome of Scorpion Sting in Children

Launched by ASSIUT UNIVERSITY · Sep 24, 2024

Trial Information

Current as of October 03, 2024

Not yet recruiting

Keywords

Description

Scorpion envenomation is a severe,sometimes fatal medical condition especially in children .Worldwide,there are more than 1.2 million scorpion stings each year,mostly in tropical and subtropical regions.Every year,more than 420,000 snake bite,scorpion sting and spider bite incidents occur in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).In the region of Assiut,in the South of Egypt,the annual incidence and mortality by scorpion stings has been reported to be 88 and 5.5 per 100,000 inhabitants.There are 1500 sub species of scorpions in the globe,and 50 of those have venom that is harmful to humans...

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • - All children under 18 years with definite history of scorpion sting
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • * Children with no definite history of sting or more than 18 years

About Sponsor

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

Contacts

JC

Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Locations

Assiut, , Egypt

People applied

Timeline

First submit

Trial launched

Trial updated

Estimated completion

Not reported

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