Hospital-based, Prospective, Multicentre Surveillance to determine the incidence of intussusception in children aged < 15 Years in Germany

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00000359

Enrollment

1593

Registered

2010-09-29

Start date

2006-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

K56.1 K38.8

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 Years to 15 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: To be a male or a female child < 15 years of age at the time of enrolment into the study (patient becomes ineligible on the day of 15th birthday) Subject fulfilling Brighton Collaboration's Group Criteria for intussusception diagnosis. Intussusception diagnosis occurring during the two year study period.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Diagnosis of intussusception based solely on clinical signs and symptoms. Means for diagnosis of intussusception cannot be determined.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To prospectively estimate the annual incidence of IS in children aged < 2 years through paediatric hospital based surveillance in Germany.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To prospectively estimate the annual incidence of IS in children aged < 15 years through paediatric hospital based surveillance in Germany.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactHans J. Trampisch

Ruhr-Universität Bochum Abteilung für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie

Hans.J.Trampisch@ruhr-uni-bochum.de0234 32 27790

Outcome results