NCT02464865

Thiamin Deficiency in Obese Thai Children

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 124 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mahidol University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 7 Years – 15 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study is aimed to assess the prevalence of thiamin deficiency in obese Thai children.

Detailed description

This study is a cross-sectional study. The objectives of the study are to determine the prevalence of thiamin deficiency in obese Thai children and to assess the associations of dietary factors and thiamin deficiency.

Conditions

• Obesity
• Child
• Thiamine Deficiency

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Thiamine 1	If severe symptoms and signs of thiamine deficiency are present, thiamine is prescribed. Intervention 1 : severe symptom (heart failure, convulsion, or coma) : 50 mg thiamin administered very slowly intravenously, followed by a daily intramuscular dose of 10 mg for a week, and finally followed by 3-5 mg of thiamine per day orally for at least 6 weeks
OTHER	Non-thiamine	no symptoms and signs of thiamine deficiency
DRUG	Thiamine 2	If symptoms and signs of thiamine deficiency are present, thiamine is prescribed. If mild symptom : a daily oral dose of 10 mg thiamin during the first week, followed by 3-5 mg of thiamin per day orally for at least 6 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-08-01
• Primary completion: 2018-07-01
• Completion: 2018-08-01
• First posted: 2015-06-08
• Last updated: 2018-10-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Thailand