Prevalence of Cervical Extension of the Thymus in Children

Prevalence of Cervical Extension of the Thymus in Children- A Prospective Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05228977

Acronym

CET

Enrollment

220

Registered

2022-02-08

Start date

2018-08-01

Completion date

2018-10-30

Last updated

2022-02-08

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Conditions

Prevalence of Cervical Extension of the Thymus

Keywords

Thymus; Cervical extension; Pediatrics;

Brief summary

This prospective, observational study included all pediatric patients who were referred to the radiology department for neck ultrasonography between August-October 2018. A high-frequency probe was implemented and 220 patients were examined.

Detailed description

This prospective single-centered study was approved by the Institutional Review Board for Ethical Issues in Clinical Research and is compatible with the Declaration of Helsinki. The patients referred to the radiology department for the neck US with various clinical indications between August-October 2018 were included in the study. The informed consent was taken from the parents of the patients. The patients who had any systemic illness, were treated for malignancy or had any history of lower neck or chest surgery, were excluded. The neck US was performed by two radiologists. The length of the extended thymus, from the upper margin of the manubrium to the superior edge of the thymic tissue on the transverse plane, was measured in millimeters and recorded. al analysis of the data was performed in SPSS, Version 24 program (IBM, Armonk, New York). Pearson Chi-Square Test was used in comparing categorical data between groups.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* The patients referred to the radiology department for the neck US with various clinical indications between August-October 2018 were included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

* The patients who had any systemic illness, were treated for malignancy, or had any history of lower neck or chest surgery, were excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
0	3 months	As our trial has no intervention, so there were no positive or negative primary effects

Countries

Afghanistan

Outcome results