Scoping out answers: can endoscopy pinpoint Kids' gut woes?
NCT ID NCT07239934
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will check how useful endoscopy is for finding the cause of stomach and gut issues in 150 children from birth to 18 years old at Assiut University Children Hospital. The goal is to see how often the procedure gives a clear diagnosis and to track any risks. The results will help doctors decide which children need this test.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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
Children admitted to Assiut University Children Hospital who present with gastrointestinal symptoms (such as abdominal pain, vomiting, hematemesis, melena, diarrhea, or unexplained anemia) and are referred for diagnostic gastrointestinal endoscopy as part of their clinical evaluation.
- Ages
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1 day 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: * Children aged from 1day to 18 years undergoing diagnostic endoscopy. Exclusion Criteria: * Incomplete patient data. * Patients undergoing follow-up procedures.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Endoscopic Centre at Assiut University Children Hospital
Asyut, Asyut Governorate, 71515, Egypt
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