Breath-holding Spells and Its Management Study
The goal of this prospective population-based study is to evaluate the new disease description and management guidelines for breath-holding spells in children (Hellström Schmidt et al, Acta Paediatrica 2024) below the age of 5 years in southern Sweden. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does the disease descri
| Condition(s) | Breath-holding Spell |
|---|---|
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | NA |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Summary | The goal of this prospective population-based study is to evaluate the new disease description and management guidelines for breath-holding spells in children (Hellström Schmidt et al, Acta Paediatrica 2024) below the age of 5 years in southern Sweden. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does the disease description and management guidelines lead to the expected reduction in diagnostic interventions and are the clinical managements guidelines safe to use? * If iron supplementation is given, does it reduce the frequency and severity of the spells? * What information and support does parents to children with breath-holding spells need? Participants will undergo evaluation by a medical doctor and if typical breath-holding spells are diagnosed, be managed according to the new guideline |
| Who can participate | Inclusion Criteria: * Below 5 years of age * resident in Region Skåne (Sweden) * suspected breath-holding spell Exclusion Criteria: * previous investigation for breath-holding spell (previous spells are not a reason for exclusion) |
| Ages | 0 Months to 60 Months |
| Sex | All |
| Lead sponsor | Region Skane |
| Locations | Eslöv, Sweden; Kristianstad, Sweden; Lund, Sweden; Lund, Sweden; Malmö, Sweden; Malmö, Sweden (+6 more sites) |
| Start date | 2024-12-02 |
| NCT ID | NCT06628271 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06628271 |