A prospective observational study evaluating febrile seizure recurrence within the same febrile episode
Phase 4
- Conditions
- Febrile seizure
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000036995
- Lead Sponsor
- Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 500
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1. history of epilepsy, multiple congenital anomalies, including chromosomal disorders, brain tumor, hydrocephalus, congenital metabolic disorder, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy 2. anticonvulsant administration prior to the consultation 3. two or more seizures during the current fever episode 4. Intraveneous, intranasal or buccal administration of anticonvulsant at the emergency department 5. patients considered ineligible by study members
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The recurrence rate of seizures within a febrile episode
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method -recurrence of seizure in each group -incidence of adverse events in each group -incidence of central nervous system infection -frequency of ambulance dispatches due to seizure recurrence in each group -medical costs in each group