Pediatric Arthropathy Beyond Inflammation: Clinical Spectrum and Diagnostic Approach at Assiut University Children Hospital

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age1-18
SponsorAssiut University

About this trial

To identify the most common underlying causes of non-inflammatory arthropathy in children presenting to Assiut University Children Hospital for through clinical evaluation, laboratory testing, and imaging, in order to improve diagnostic precision, guide appropriate management, and distinguish these conditions from inflammatory joint diseases.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Infants and children up to 18 years at diagnosis.

Patients presents with picture of non inflammatory arthropathy as joint deformity, stiffness and skeletal abnormality (arthropathy) with normal inflammatory markers

Disqualifiers

Patients more than 18years.

Patients presents with painful,hot, tender or red joints (Arthritis) associated with elevated inflammatory markers .

Trial population

The study will include all pediatric patients presented with non inflammatory arthropathy based on clinical manifestations, laboratory investigations and imaging up to age of 18 years in the last 3 years (retrospective) and those who will present newly through a duration of one year (preospective). They will be recruited from the inpatient and outpatient clinic of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology department at Assuit University Children's hospital.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Cross-sectional

Treatments tested in this trial

Not listed

Trial groups

No trial groups listed

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

To diagnose most common causes of non inflammatory arthropathy

To identify the most common underlying causes of non-inflammatory arthropathy in children presenting to Assiut University Children Hospital for through clinical evaluation, laboratory testing, and imaging, in order to improve diagnostic precision, guide appropriate management, and distinguish these conditions from inflammatory joint diseases

Time frame
1year

Secondary outcomes

1

To avoid misdiagnosis as inflammatory arthropathy

To Avoid use of unnecessary treatment in patients with non inflammatory arthropathy who wrongly diagnosed as inflammatory arthropathy

Time frame
1year

Other outcomes

Locations

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