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The effect of pancratic enzyme replacement therapy on anthropometric criteria in children with failure to thrive

Phase 3
Recruiting
Conditions
Failure To Thrive in Child.
Other lack of expected normal physiological development
R62.8
Registration Number
IRCT20230313057703N1
Lead Sponsor
Rasht University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

2-14-year-old patients with failure to thrive whose Z-SCORE weight is below -2.

Exclusion Criteria

type 3 failure to thrive
Type 2 growth disorder that hormonal problems have not been ruled out by an endocrinologist.
cardiovascular diseases
pulmonary diseases
malabsorption
Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency
steatorrhea
renal diseases

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Weight gain. Timepoint: At the beginning and 2 months after. Method of measurement: Weight is measured by a Seca scale (Germany) [this scale is calibrated every day], then the patients will be treated for 2 months and re-examined with the same scale.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Height raise. Timepoint: at the beginning and 2 months after. Method of measurement: Height is measured by a tape measure from Seka (Germany), standing without shoes and attached to the wall at the beginning and 2 months after treatment.;BMI raise. Timepoint: at the beginning and 2 months after. Method of measurement: BMI is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by height in square meters.;Z score raise. Timepoint: at the beginning and 2 months after. Method of measurement: By putting weight, height, and BMI in the Medscape calculator software, the Z SCORE number is reported.
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