Docosahexaenoic Acid on Breath Holding Spells in Children

May 24, 2019 updated by: Sherief Abd-Elsalam

Effect of Docosahexaenoic Acid on Breath Holding Spells in Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial

DHA on Breath Holding Spells

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Effect of DHA on Breath Holding Spells

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

60

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Egypt
      • Tanta, Egypt
        • Recruiting
        • Sherief Abd-Elsalam

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

1 month to 5 years (CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Children with newly diagnosed sprlls

Exclusion Criteria Other treatment as iron and piracetam

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: QUADRUPLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Docosahexaenoic Acid
Docosahexaenoic acid
Drug: DHA
Docosahexaenoic acid
Other Names:
  • Docosahexaenoic acid
PLACEBO_COMPARATOR: Placebo drug
Placebo
Drug: Placebo
Placebo
Other Names:
  • Placebo oral tablet

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Frequency of the spells
Time Frame: 6 months
Number of attacks
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sherief Abd-Elsalam

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Amira Darwish, Lecturer, Tanta university - faculty of medicine
  • Study Director: Abeer Salamah, MD, Tanta university - faculty of medicine

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

May 1, 2018

Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)

November 1, 2028

Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)

December 1, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 24, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 24, 2019

First Posted (ACTUAL)

May 29, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

May 29, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 24, 2019

Last Verified

May 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • breah holding

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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