What are reference values of the thickness and the thickening fraction of the diaphragm in children aged 0-8 years?

What are reference values of the thickness and the thickening fraction of the diaphragm in children aged 0-8 years? - Norm data of diaphragm thickness in children

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON49711

Enrollment

120

Registered

2020-03-09

Start date

2020-01-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-15

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Conditions

normal diaphragm

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

2 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: In order to be able to include 120 children, two groups are included: Inclusion: Group 1 - Children aged 0-8 years old undergoing one of the following daycare procedures: - Surgery: inguinal hernia and umbilical hernia surgery - Urology: hypospadias surgery - Throat/nose/ear surgery: tympanostomy tubes, removal of throat and nasal tonsils - Orthopedics: congenital club feet surgery, hip luxation surgery, removing pins - Plastic surgery: protruding ears surgery, removing of accessory auricle, removing additional toes and fingers - Ophthalmology: cataract and strabismus surgery - Immunology: infusion therapy: e.g. prophylaxis of immunoglobulins Group 2 -Children aged 0-8 years old recruited by colleagues, or relatives of colleagues, friends and neighbours of members of the research group

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Neuromuscular diseases - respiratory tract disorders - Recent abdominal or thoracic surgery (less than 3 month ago) - Deviations of the diaphragm

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To determine diaphragm thickness and thickening fraction in healthy children below or equal to 8 years of age.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To determine the interrater reliability of operators performing the ultra-sound	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results