Hospital-based, Prospective, MulticentreSurveillance to determine the incidence ofintussusception in children aged < 15 Years inGermany

• Conditions: K56.1; K38.8; Intussusception; Other specified diseases of appendix

• Registration Number: DRKS00000359
• Lead Sponsor: Ruhr-Universität BochumAbteilung für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2008-08-31
• Study Start: 2010-09-29
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1593

Inclusion Criteria

To be a male or a female child < 15 years of age at the time of enrolment into the study (patient becomes ineligible on the day of 15th birthday)
Subject fulfilling Brighton Collaboration's Group Criteria for intussusception diagnosis.
Intussusception diagnosis occurring during the two year study period.

Exclusion Criteria

Diagnosis of intussusception based solely on clinical signs and symptoms.
Means for diagnosis of intussusception cannot be determined.

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To prospectively estimate the annual incidence of IS in children aged < 2 years through paediatric hospital based surveillance in Germany.<br><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To prospectively estimate the annual incidence of IS in children aged < 15 years through paediatric hospital based surveillance in Germany.<br><br>