Heart rate variability in children with breath holding spells and the role of iron

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201907632829653

Enrollment

100

Registered

2019-07-10

Start date

2019-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Paediatrics

Interventions

Oral iron therapy

none

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: infants and children with BHS not associated with any neurological or cardiological problems.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: children with congenital or acquired heart disease, children with any neurological illness, drug intake, and positive family history of neurological illness, or cardiac problems.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
evaluation of heart rate variability in children with breath holding spells before and after treatment with iron.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
duration and frequency of BHS before and after treatment.	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactDoaa;Mohamed El Amrousy;Elkashlan

assistant professor of pediatrics;assistant professor of anaesthesiology

doaamoha@yahoo.com;mohamedkashlan@yahoo.com00201278155283;00201222337746

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026