Active clinical trials for "Deficiency Diseases"

This protocol is designed to ascertain whether the bacteriophage 0X174 neoantigen is safe and effective as an antigen used in the evaluation of primary and secondary immune responses. Bacteriophage 0X174 is given intravenously 2 billion PFU/Kg of body weight; small blood specimens of 3-5 ml (about 1 teaspoon) are collected after 15 minutes, 7 days, 14 days, and 28 days. Blood is collected at intervals following the administration of the bacteriophage and the number of phage/ml is determined by the agar overlay method using suspension of E. coli C and serially diluted patient's serum. Phage-specific IgG and IgM are measured by neutralization assay. Capacity of switch from IgM to IgG is determined.

Iron deficiency anemia is very common in CKD patients. Data about gastrointestinal lesions in Arab patients are insufficient.

Vaccines often underperform in Africa compared to high-income countries. Why vaccines do not work as well in Africa remains uncertain. Malnutrition likely plays a role. Our study objective is to assess whether iron deficiency anaemia in young women impairs their immune response to the COVID-19 vaccine, and whether iron treatment improves their response.

Anemia is a major public health problem among preschool-aged children. The evidence demonstrated that early childhood anemia is a strong predictor of adulthood anemia (Gessner, 2009). According to Egypt's Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS), prevalence rates of anemia in children aged 6-59 months ranged from 23% to 45% (EDHS, 2014). It is assumed that 50% of the cases of anemia are due to ID (Aref and Khalifa, 2019). The major health problem in Egypt is ID that affects 41.2% of children aged <5years (El-Asheer et al., 2021). The total prevalence of IDA in the Nile Delta region was 17.19% of the children (El-Shanshory et al., 2021). Iron is a trace element that is essential to form hemoglobin in red blood cells and to carry oxygen to peripheral tissues. In addition, iron plays essential functions in the mitochondria, which are crucial for regulating energy metabolism in the skeletal muscle (Kang and Li, 2012). And low iron levels limit oxygen bioavailability in the peripheral tissues, including skeletal muscle (Jolly et al., 2001).Yu-mi et al., (2020) found a low handgrip strength in anemic patients. Also, ID can impaired brain energy metabolism, along with hypo-myelination and impaired dopamine signaling, is consistently described as one of the mechanistic causes of the neurodevelopmental deficits associated with early-life ID (Thomas et al., 2020). HYPOTHESES: There is a relation between IDA and pinch strength and hand dexterity in preschool children. RESEARCH QUESTION: Is there a relation between IDA and pinch strength and hand dexterity in preschool children? The purpose of the current study is to find the relation between IDA and: Pinch grip strength (tripod and tip to tip grip strength). Hand dexterity in preschool children.

Nutritional deficiency disease is a disease caused by nutritional deficiencies, including macronutrients and micronutrients. Macronutrient diseases are diseases caused by deficiency of protein, fat and carbohydrates. This deficiency will usually show clinical symptoms that directly affect nutritional status. This study aims to study and examine mineral intake, dietary patterns of research subjects, mineral and enzyme levels, and soil condition data. The number of research subjects to be taken was 180 subjects with 90 research subjects coming from mothers who had healthy children and 90 research subjects came from mothers who had stunted children or other nutritional disorders. The research stage will run after going through the inclusion of research subjects, namely mothers who have healthy children and mothers who have nutritionally deficient children, aged 20-40 years. The research stage consisted of two stages. The statistical analysis used is to use the ANOVA test, which will then compile a manuscript.

Vaccines often underperform in Africa compared to high-income countries. Why vaccines do not work as well in Africa remains uncertain. Malnutrition likely plays a role. Our study objective is to assess whether iron deficiency anaemia in young women impairs their immune response to viral vaccines, and whether iron treatment improves their response.

Introduction: Evidence indicates that muscle damage caused by exercise can lead to functional, biochemical and clinical damage. Therefore, it is pertinent to perform investigations related to the muscle damage marker, creatine kinase with clinical and functional responses. These outcomes encompass an intrinsic potential for understanding the real magnitude of interpretation of classic signals in athletic environments and monitoring of athletes, contributing to specific actions. Objective: To verify the correlation between clinical signs (pain and perception of recovery), functional (muscular strength) and the behavior of CK levels, in the moments following a simulated fight. METHODS: Six male parajiu-jitsu practitioners (34-44 years) were included in the study. The participants attended the collection site 4 times, with a 24-hour interval between sessions, characterizing the following collection moments: baseline, post-exertion, 24, 48 and 72 hours after the simulated fight. Data on pain (visual analogue scale - EVA), perception of recovery (Likert Scale), muscle strength (Dynamometry) and blood samples for CK analysis were collected. All parameters described were measured at all times of collection. For the analysis of the association between behavior of CK levels, clinical and functional variables, the Odds Ratio test and 95% confidence interval were used. For the gross values, the Pearson test was used according to the normality of the data.

This multicenter, non-interventional, prospective study will collect information about activity status, bleeds, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), health status, and safety in participants with moderate or severe haemophilia A without factor VIII (FVIII) inhibitors, who are being treated in accordance with normal clinical practice.

Observational prospective study aiming to assess acquired FXIII deficiency implications in morbidity and mortality

In total 50 subjects with iron deficiency anemia treated with intravenous iron are planned for inclusion in this trial. After signing an informed consent a blood sample will be obtained from each participant before iron treatment. The investigators will measure the thrombin generation in plasma assessed by the calibrated automated thrombogram (CAT). patient will go face to face interview and will be asked to answer structured questionnaire which will include information on demographics, clinical data ( fever, allergies , etc.) and comorbidities Two weeks after completing intravenous iron administration additional blood samples will be taken: thrombin generation will be measured