The Epidemiology of Acute Respiratory Distress Among Children, A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study

The Epidemiology of Acute Respiratory Distress Among Children, A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study From Iran

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06578377

Enrollment

154

Registered

2024-08-29

Start date

2018-10-01

Completion date

2019-12-30

Last updated

2024-08-29

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Conditions

Acute Respiratory Distress

Brief summary

l Respiratory distress is still a major concern in pediatric medicine. l In this study we evaluated the symptoms and causes of respiratory distress among children in a tertiary hospital. l We found that tachypnea is the most common symptom and asthma is the most common cause of respiratory distress in children.

Interventions

OTHERdescriptive study

It is a descriptive study

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CROSSOVER

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

1 Months to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

* patients older than one month * signs or symptoms of respiratory distress, including tachypnea, bradypnea, cyanosis, respiratory muscle retraction, nasal flaring, tachycardia, and bradycardia

Exclusion criteria

* Patients older than 18 years old * apnea * known cardiac diseases

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The most common cause of respiratory distress	six months
The most common symptom	six months

Countries

Iran

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026