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8-OHdG and Oxidative Stress in Febrile Seizures

3 de julio de 2026 actualizado por: Kayseri City Hospital

Serum 8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and Oxidative DNA Damage in Children With Simple and Complex Febrile Seizures: An Exploratory Prospective Case-Control Study

This prospective case-control study investigates whether serum 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), an established biomarker of reactive oxygen species-mediated DNA oxidation, is elevated in children with febrile seizures compared with healthy children, and whether it differs between simple and complex febrile seizure subtypes. Children presenting with a febrile seizure and age-matched healthy controls have serum 8-OHdG measured within 24 hours of seizure onset, alongside routine inflammatory markers (white-cell count, C-reactive protein) and haemoglobin. The primary aim is to determine whether acute oxidative DNA damage is detectable after febrile seizures and whether 8-OHdG levels distinguish simple from complex subtypes. The study is exploratory and hypothesis-generating; it is not designed to establish 8-OHdG as a clinically applicable diagnostic biomarker.

Descripción general del estudio

Estado

Terminado

Condiciones

Intervención / Tratamiento

Descripción detallada

Febrile seizures are the most common convulsive events of early childhood. Oxidative stress contributes to seizure-induced neuronal injury, but clinical data on oxidative DNA damage across febrile seizure subtypes are limited. This single-centre, prospective case-control study was conducted at the paediatric emergency department of Kayseri City Training and Research Hospital between September and December 2021.

Participants were allocated to three groups: children with a simple febrile seizure, children with a complex febrile seizure, and age- and sex-matched healthy controls. After enrolment, a single venous blood sample was obtained from each child within 24 hours of seizure onset (or at presentation for controls). Serum was separated and stored at -80 °C until analysis.

Serum 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) was quantified by a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), with all samples measured in duplicate. Routine laboratory parameters-white-cell count, haemoglobin, and C-reactive protein-and body temperature were recorded concurrently.

Serum 8-OHdG concentrations were compared among the three groups, and the ability of 8-OHdG to discriminate febrile seizure subtypes was explored. Pre-specified subgroup analyses examined complex febrile seizure patients with versus without febrile status epilepticus, and the relationship between 8-OHdG and inflammatory markers. The analysis was framed as exploratory; the study was not powered to validate 8-OHdG as a diagnostic test.

Tipo de estudio

De observación

Inscripción (Actual)

156

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Ubicaciones de estudio

Criterios de participación

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Criterio de elegibilidad

Edades elegibles para estudiar

  • Niño

Acepta Voluntarios Saludables

No

Método de muestreo

Muestra no probabilística

Población de estudio

Children aged 6 to 72 months presenting to the paediatric emergency department of Kayseri City Training and Research Hospital (Kayseri, Türkiye). Three groups: simple febrile seizure, complex febrile seizure, and age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Participants were enrolled prospectively by convenience sampling from consecutive eligible admissions.

Descripción

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Age between 6 and 72 months
  2. Presentation with a febrile seizure (simple or complex) to the paediatric emergency department, OR healthy age- and sex-matched child (control group) 3) For seizure groups: a seizure occurring in the context of fever, meeting clinical criteria for simple or complex febrile seizure

4) Serum sample obtainable within 24 hours of seizure onset (seizure groups) Written informed consent provided by a parent or legal guardian

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Central nervous system (CNS) infection (e.g., meningitis, encephalitis)
  2. Known epilepsy or prior afebrile seizures
  3. Neurodevelopmental delay
  4. Chronic systemic illness
  5. Use of antioxidant supplements within the preceding 3 months
  6. Incomplete clinical or laboratory data

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Detalles de diseño

Cohortes e Intervenciones

Grupo / Cohorte
Intervención / Tratamiento
Group 1 Health Controls
Healthy controls (afebrile) n:57 Serum 8-OHdG measurement
Prueba de diagnóstico: Group 1 Health Controls
Single venous blood sample obtained from each participant; serum 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) within 24 hours of seizure onset. This was an observational measurement only; no therapeutic intervention was administered.
Group 2 SFC
Simple febrile seizure (SFC) n:50 Serum 8-OHdG measurement
Prueba de diagnóstico: Group 2 SFC
Single venous blood sample obtained from each participant; serum 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) within 24 hours of seizure onset. This was an observational measurement only; no therapeutic intervention was administered.
Group 3 CFC
Complex febrile seizure (CFC) n:49 Serum 8-OHdG measurement
Prueba de diagnóstico: Group 3 CFC
Single venous blood sample obtained from each participant; serum 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) was measured by ELISA within 24 hours of seizure onset. The same measurement was performed in all three groups (healthy controls, simple febrile seizure, and complex febrile seizure). This was an observational measurement only; no therapeutic intervention was administered.

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Medidas de resultado primarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Primary Outcome Measure
Periodo de tiempo: Time Frame: Within 24 hours of seizure onset (single measurement)

Title: Serum 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) concentration Description: Serum 8-OHdG concentration (ng/mL), quantified by ELISA, compared among children with simple febrile seizure, complex febrile seizure, and healthy controls, to determine whether acute oxidative DNA damage differs across these groups.

Time Frame: Within 24 hours of seizure onset (single measurement) Unit of Measure: ng/mL
Time Frame: Within 24 hours of seizure onset (single measurement)

Medidas de resultado secundarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Secondary Outcome Measures
Periodo de tiempo: Within 24 hours of seizure onset
  • Diagnostic discrimination of serum 8-OHdG (ROC AUC) - Area under the ROC curve for serum 8-OHdG in discriminating febrile seizure subtypes from controls. (Time Frame: Within 24 hours of seizure onset)
  • 8-OHdG in febrile status epilepticus (FSE) subgroup - Comparison of serum 8-OHdG between CFC patients with vs. without FSE. (Time Frame: Within 24 hours of seizure onset)
  • Association with inflammatory markers - Relationship between serum 8-OHdG and white-cell count, C-reactive protein, and haemoglobin. (Time Frame: Within 24 hours of seizure onset)
Within 24 hours of seizure onset

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Patrocinador

Kayseri City Hospital

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Fechas de registro del estudio

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Fechas importantes del estudio

Inicio del estudio (Actual)

1 de septiembre de 2021

Finalización primaria (Actual)

30 de junio de 2022

Finalización del estudio (Actual)

30 de diciembre de 2022

Fechas de registro del estudio

Enviado por primera vez

16 de junio de 2026

Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

16 de junio de 2026

Publicado por primera vez (Actual)

22 de junio de 2026

Actualizaciones de registros de estudio

Última actualización publicada (Actual)

7 de julio de 2026

Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

3 de julio de 2026

Última verificación

1 de junio de 2026

Más información

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Otros números de identificación del estudio

  • Etik C.D.No:461(Kayseri CH)

Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)

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SÍ

Descripción del plan IPD

De-identified individual participant data underlying the published results (serum 8-OHdG concentrations, demographic and clinical variables, and laboratory parameters) are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request. Data will be shared with qualified researchers whose proposed use has been approved and for purposes consistent with the original ethics approval; a data-use agreement may be required.

Marco de tiempo para compartir IPD

Data will become available after publication of the main results and will remain accessible for 5 years thereafter, upon reasonable request to the corresponding author.

Criterios de acceso compartido de IPD

Qualified researchers may request access by contacting the corresponding author. Requests will be evaluated for scientific merit and consistency with the original ethics approval, and a data-use agreement may be required before de-identified data are shared.

Tipo de información de apoyo para compartir IPD

  • PROTOCOLO DE ESTUDIO
  • CIF

Información sobre medicamentos y dispositivos, documentos del estudio

Estudia un producto farmacéutico regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

Estudia un producto de dispositivo regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

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