A Study on Pigmentation Disorders in Children

A Retrospective Study on Pigmentation Disorders in Children in a Tertiary Care Children's Hospital.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06189768

Enrollment

299

Registered

2024-01-05

Start date

2020-01-01

Completion date

2021-06-01

Last updated

2024-01-08

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Conditions

Hyperpigmentation, Pediatric Dermatology

Keywords

Hyperpigmentation disorders, Nepal, Pediatric, Observational study

Brief summary

The descriptive cross-sectional study was undertaken at Kanti Children's Hospital during the period from January 2020 to June 2021. Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of Kanti Children's Hospital (IRB-KCH). The refence number is 59/2020-021. The study focused on children with hyperpigmentation disorders presenting at the Dermatology Outpatient Department of Kanti Children's Hospital.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

No minimum to 15 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* children ranging from newborns to 15 years old with hyperpigmentation due to any cause

Exclusion criteria

* children admitted to wards

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Measure the causes of hyperpigmentation in children aged 0 to 15	1.5 years	Measure the prevalence of different causes of hyperpigmentation due to any cause in children aged 0 to 15 years presenting to the dermatology outpatient department of Kanti Children's Hospital. Outpatient hospital records were used for collecting the study variables.
Measure the age distribution of children with hyperpigmentation disorders	1.5 years	The age (in years) of all the children with hyperpigmentation disorders presenting to the outpatient department of Kanti Children's Hospital was recorded. Outpatient hospital records were used for collecting the study variable.
Measure the gender distribution of children with hyperpigmentation disorders	1.5 years	The gender (male or female) of all the children with hyperpigmentation disorders presenting to the outpatient department of Kanti Children's Hospital was recorded. Outpatient hospital records were used for collecting the study variable.
Measure the caste distribution of children with hyperpigmentation disorders	1.5 years	The caste of all the children with hyperpigmentation disorders presenting to the outpatient department of Kanti Children's Hospital was recorded. Outpatient hospital records were used for collecting the study variable.

Countries

Nepal

Outcome results