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Low blood calcium level a warning sign for dengue in children

Hypocalcemia as a marker of disease severity in children with dengue - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/11/097318
Enrollment
42
Registered
2025-11-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: A00-B99- Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil Intervention3: Nil: Nil Intervention4: nil: nil Intervention5: NIL: NIL Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

University College of Medical Sciences Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital Delhi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Probable dengue and confirmed dengue as per WHO guidelines of age 6 months to 12 years Admission within first 5 days of fever

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with known metabolic or endocrine disorders of calcium metabolism Children with chronic renal or hepatic disease or malignancy Patients already receiving calcium or vitamin D supplements Patients on steroids or immunosuppressives

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of patients with hypocalcemia among those classified with severe dengue versus non-severe dengue.Timepoint: within 24 hours of admission—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Correlation coefficients between calcium levels and Platelet count and Hematocrit Incidence of complications ( shock, bleeding, organ involvement) in hypocalcemic vs normocalcemic patients. Timepoint: within 24 hours of admission—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Anjali Kumari

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES DELHI

manish_2710@yahoo.com.9625900829

Outcome results

None listed

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