Epidemiology of Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Children From Slovenia

April 25, 2023 updated by: Tadej Battelino, University Medical Centre Ljubljana
The epidemiology of H. pylori infection among children in Slovenia has not been investigated. Therefore, we are conducting a study to examine the epidemiology of H. pylori and associated risk factors among children in Slovenia.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The population selection was from the three different geographic location in Slovenia. The selection of the studied places was based on their social and economic characteristics and medical provision. We included children from three age groups at the same time we collected information from the parents which may be important for H. pylori transmission.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

430

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

  • Slovenia
      • Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1000
        • Recruiting
        • University Children's Hospital in Ljubljana
        • Contact:
        • Contact:
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Polona Maver Vodičar, MD PhD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Saša Simšič, MD PhD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Eva Mojškrc, MD

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

  • Child
  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

children from school of different age groups- community sample

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age 6, 14 and 17 years living in three different regions in Slovenia

Exclusion Criteria:

  • none

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Prevalence study population
prevalence study population
Other: Prevalence study population
No intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
The number of infected children in different age population
Time Frame: 3 years
3 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University Medical Centre Ljubljana

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

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)

January 9, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 9, 2023

Study Completion (Anticipated)

June 9, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 25, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 25, 2023

First Posted (Estimate)

May 5, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 5, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 25, 2023

Last Verified

April 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 07011968

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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