Clinical Characteristics of Infantile Hemangioma

Sichuan University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Hemangioma

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03331744

2017-118

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary purpose of this study is to identify the clinical characteristics of infantile hemangioma (IH) in our single center in China. The second objective of the study is to identify the clinical features of infantile hepatic hemangioma (IHH) and ulceration in patients with IHs.

Full description

Infantile hemangioma (IH) is the most common benign tumor of infancy with an estimated prevalence of 4%-5%. IHs may be presented in any part of body including the visceral organs, but are preferentially located on the face, head and neck area. IHs exhibit a characteristic life cycle consisting of a rapid proliferating phase within the first year of life followed by a slowly involuted phase lasting for up to five years. Although most resolve over time without major sequelae, a significant subset can result in severe complications including disfiguring and ulceration, some even could impair organ functions and threaten patients' life. Risk factors of IHs have been identified including multiple gestation, low birth weight, prematurity, white race, eclampsia and placental abnormalities. However, the exact occurrence, clinical features and risk factors of IHs is still unknown in Chinese patients because of the lack of large scale of prospective studies. In addition, characteristics of ulceration of IHs and infantile hepatic hemangiomas (IHHs) are also not well documented. Therefore, it's important to perform this prospective study to determine the clinical features of Chinese patients with IHs, and this study will also make contributions to the prevents, diagnoses and treatments of IHs.

Enrollment: 1,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 6 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age ≤6 years old
• Diagnose of IHs
• Consent of both parents (or the person having parental authority in families)

Exclusion criteria

• Congenital hemangioma, kaposiform hemangioendothelioma, or other vascular anomalies
• Age>6 years
• Hemangioma has been previous treated with corticosteroids, laser, cryotherapy, or only other treatments
• Patients with an inability to participate or to follow the study treatment and assessment plan