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Using ultrasound shear wave elastography scan to measure liver health in children aged 8 18 years who need regular blood transfusions for thalassemia

PREVALENCE OF HEPATIC FIBROSIS IN CHILDREN BETWEEN AGE OF 8-18 YEARS WITH TRANSFUSION DEPENDENT BETA-THALASSEMIA MAJOR USING SHEAR WAVE ELASTOGRAPHY- A ONE YEAR CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/10/095709
Enrollment
92
Registered
2025-10-08
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-13

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: D50-D89- Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil Intervention3: Nil: Nil Intervention4: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

DHAARNA MADAAN
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All children between age of 8-18 years with confirmed diagnosis of transfusion dependent beta thalassemia major.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Thalassemic children with chronic viral hepatitis ( Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C) 2. Thalassemic children with cholelithiasis 3. Thalassemic children with hepatocellular carcinoma

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To study the prevalence of hepatic fibrosis in children with transfusion dependent beta thalassemia major using shear wave elastographyTimepoint: one year hospital based study—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To find out the association between serum ferritin and hepatic fibrosisTimepoint: one year hospital based study—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDHAARNA MADAAN

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belagavi , Karnataka

drdnyaneshk@gmail.com9538123244

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026