New study reveals hidden neck risks in kids with down syndrome
NCT ID NCT07260136
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · 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
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- 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
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Who can take part
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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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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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sohag university hospital
Sohag, Egypt
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