Surveillance Study of Acute Gastroenteritis in Hospitalized Children in Rural Area in Lebanon

• Conditions: Acute Gastroenteritis; Diarrhea; Rotavirus

• Registration Number: NCT02177799
• Lead Sponsor: Shaikh Ragheb Harb Hospital

Brief Summary

Acute gastroenteritis is a common cause of hospitalization in children with significant socioeconomic burden on the health community, we will follow in this observational and analytical study the admitted cases of acute gastroenteritis to the pediatric floor at the Sheikh Ragheb Harb Hospital over a period of summer time to determine the causes, etiologies and epidemiology of Age in a community hospital.

Detailed Description

In this survey of hospitalized cases of acute gastroenteritis, children between two months and up to ten years old are included except for known cases of chronic diarrhea, malnutrition or immunodeficiency, data collected include clinical signs and symptoms, epidemiologic information and laboratory data during the hospital stay, also hospital treatment will be reviewed to determine the therapeutic options available in our country and its convenience with the disease and clinical conditions.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2014-06
• Study First Submitted: 2014-06-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-06-26
• Study First Posted: 2014-06-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-06-30
• Study Start: 2014-07
• Last Update Posted: 2014-07-01
• Primary Completion: 2014-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• children with acute gastroenteritis admitted to the pediatric floor

Exclusion Criteria

• chronic diarrhea or Immunodeficiency

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Age distribution	one year after completing data collection

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sheikh Ragheb Harb Hospital; 🇱🇧 Nabatieh, Toul, Lebanon