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Evaluation of Nutritional Status in Thalassemia Major Patients in Assiut Children Hospital

NCT03161899 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 246

Last updated 2020-07-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Thalassemia is a blood disorder passed down through families in which the body makes an abnormal form of hemoglobin. There are 2 main types of thalassemia; Alpha \& Beta thalassemia. Alpha thalassemia: occurs when a gene or genes related to the alpha globin protein are missing or mutated.

Beta-thalassemia syndromes are a group of hereditary blood disorders characterized by reduced or absent beta globin chain synthesis. Beta-thalassemias can be classified into:

Silent carrier: completely asymptomatic with normal hematological parameters. Beta-thalassaemia minor (beta-thalassaemia trait): usually asymptomatic; diagnosis is made during a work-up for mild anemia.

Beta-thalassaemia intermedia: usually a similar presentation to beta-thalassaemia major; symptoms are usually less pronounced and the course is usually more insidious.

Beta-thalassaemia major : In which there is complete absence of hemoglobin A

Conditions

  • Thalassemia Major

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Assiut University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • asmaa refaat, MBBCH · Assuit , faculty of medicine, egypt

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
14 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-12-15
Primary Completion
2020-05-24
Completion
2020-07-20

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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