NCT03046342

Gastroenteritis in Pediatric Population of Qatar

Epidemiology of Acute Gastroenteritis in the Pediatric Population in Qatar: Causes, Risk Factors, Burden of Disease, Sources and Preventable Measures

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 3,000 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Hamad Medical Corporation · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Months – 14 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Comparison of clinical and laboratory diagnosis for cause of Gastroenteritis(GE) depending on the clinical manifestation.Identifying the sources of viral, bacterial and parasitic GE in Pediatric population of Qatar

Detailed description

Processing of stool samples by molecular method (PCR) for children with GE including complete data collection. Patients are followed up for 14 days

Conditions

• Gastroenteritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Molecular method (PCR)	Stool samples are being processed through molecular method (PCR) for children with GE. Epidemiology of acute Gastroenteritis in the pediatric population in Qatar

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-03-10
• Primary completion: 2024-09-10
• Completion: 2024-12-10
• First posted: 2017-02-08
• Last updated: 2024-03-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Qatar