Role and Diagnostic Yield of Upper Endoscopy in Children With Chronic Abdominal Pain
Not yet recruitingNCT07372976
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
Chronic abdominal pain is a common problem in children and may be caused by functional or organic gastrointestinal disorders. While many children have no identifiable structural disease, some may have conditions that can be detected by upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. This study aims to evaluate the role and diagnostic outcome of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in children presenting with chronic abdominal pain at Assiut University Children Hospital. Children aged 18 years or younger who have had abdominal pain for at least three months and who undergo upper gastrointestinal endoscopy as part of their routine medical care will be included. Clinical symptoms, alarm features, endoscopic findings, and biopsy results will be analyzed to determine how often endoscopy identifies an organic cause of pain. The results of this study may help guide the appropriate use of endoscopy in the evaluation of chronic abdominal pain in children.
Study details
- Official title
- The Role and Outcome of Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in Children Presenting With Chronic Abdominal Pain at Assiut University Children Hospital
- Conditions
- Pediatric Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Chronic Abdominal Pain in Children
- Upper Endoscopy
- Interventions
- Diagnostic test: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
- Start date
- 2026-03
- Primary completion
- 2026-12
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 0 Years to 18 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Egypt
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Children aged ≤18 years. * Suffering from chronic abdominal pain lasting ≥3 months. * Undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy at Assiut University Children Hospital. Exclusion Criteria: * Pre-existing chronic diseases that may alter symptoms, such as inflammatory bowel disease or liver disease (unless these are diagnosed as a result of the study). * Patients with "alarm symptoms" that require urgent, immediate intervention, such as active gastrointestinal bleeding. * Patients or guardians who refuse to participate.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07372976