Multicentre Prospective Observational Study of Acute Intoxications in Paediatric Age
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Acute Intoxication. Basic parameters: 1 months — 16 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Italy
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
Acute intoxications represent a major public health problem, especially when affect a population such as children, who are vulnerable and at greater risk of unintentional and preventable poisonings. The primary objective of the study is to assess the epidemiology of acute intoxications in paediatric age with respect to the social and care factors associated with it in order to then implement in the future a better diagnostic-therapeutic management modality on a national level. Thi is a prospective non-profit multicentre observational cohort study on acute intoxications in the paediatric age, conducted by AMIETOX, aimed at CAVs (Poison Control Centres) and PSPs (Paediatric emergency room).
Primary outcome measures
- Determination of Incidence of intoxication in paediatric children [Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year]
- Determination of Prevalence of intoxication in paediatric children [Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Subjects between the ages of 1 month and 16 years who report to the PSPs or contact by telephone the CAVs participating in the study with acute intoxication (defined as contact with a substance that is toxic per se or in such quantities as to cause a harmful effect on the body or administered by a route not intended for that substance)
Exclusion criteria
- not acquired informed consent
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Italy · 31 centers
- Ospedale Santa Maria Annunziata — Bagno a Ripoli
- Ospedale Del Mugello — Borgo San Lorenzo
- Ospedale G B Morgagni — Forlì
- Mater Salutis — Legnago
- Ospedale Maggiore — Bologna
- Ospedale Centrale Bolzano — Bolzano
- Ospedale Brotzu — Cagliari
- Ospedale San Giuseppe — Empoli
- … and 23 more centers
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06291649 · AMIETOX