Intestinal Length in Children.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- orms for intestinal length in children.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON27086
- Lead Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Struijs M-C, Diamond IR, de Silva N, Wales PW. Establishing norms for intestinal length in children. J Pediatr Surg 2009;44:933-8.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
1. All infants from birth to five years of age;
2. Laparotomy for abdominal pathology.
Exclusion Criteria
N/A
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Validation of norms for small intestinal and colon length in children from birth to five years of age.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Evaluation of height and the corresponding formula as the best predictor for small and large intestinal length in children;<br /><br>2. Evaluation of the role of co-variables, such as gender and prematurity.