New study reveals hidden neck risks in kids with down syndrome
NCT ID NCT07260136
First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to find out how often children with Down syndrome have neck spine problems, what symptoms they show, and what X-rays reveal. Researchers will study 50 children aged 2 to 18 at Sohag University Hospital. The goal is to better understand and detect these issues early.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Aims to study the prevalence, clinical presentationsand radiographic cervical spine abnormalities associated with Down syndrome in children at sohag university hospital
- Ages
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2 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * All patients attending to pediatric inpatient and outpatient clinics aged from 2y up to 18 y Exclusion Criteria: * children with other clinical syndromes Children with other neurological disorders (eg. Cerebral palsy , myopathy, neuropathy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sohag university hospital
Sohag, Egypt
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