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Clinical Trials/NCT01123746
NCT01123746CompletedNot Applicable

Utility of Laboratory Testing for Children With Seizure in Emergency Department

Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital1 site in 1 country500 target enrollmentStarted: October 2009Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
500
Locations
1

Study Overview

Brief Summary

Objective: To evaluate the predisposing factors associated with abnormal laboratory findings in patients who came to the emergency room due to a first seizure.

Methods: Patients were divided into separate groups based on normal and abnormal laboratory results for sodium, potassium, calcium, and glucose. The difference in age, gender, whether this was the first attack, whether there was fever, whether there were gastrointestinal symptoms, the duration and pattern of the seizure, and whether there was a seizure at the emergency department, were evaluated.

Study Design

Study Type
Observational
Observational Model
Cohort
Time Perspective
Prospective

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
— to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age: less than 18 years old
  • The patient came to emergency department due to seizure
  • The patient received blood sampling including serum sodium, potassium, calcium and glucose.

Exclusion Criteria

  • The patient came to the outpatient department.
  • The patient did not received blood sampling at emergency room.
  • The seizure occurred after admission.

Investigators

Study Sites (1)

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