Ultrasonographic Reference Values for Peripheral Nerves in Children

University Hospital Basel

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Normal Values of Peripheral Nerves in Healthy Children

Treatments: Procedure: Ultrasonographic examination

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02570802

Nerve US Children 01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this clinical trial is to assess normal values of the cross-sectional area of peripheral nerves and nerve roots in children and adolescents between 2 and 18 years.

Full description

This is a single center prospective clinical trial to determine standard values of the cross-sectional area of the median, ulnar, radial, peroneal, tibial, sural and vagus nerve as well as C5, C6 and C7 cervical roots in a cohort of neuromuscular unaffected children and adolescents between 2 and 18 years.

Enrollment: 255 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 2 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children and adolescents between 2 and 18 years
• Written informed consent of the caregivers and the children/adolescents between 14 and 18 years

Exclusion criteria

• Inability to meet study requirements
• Neuromuscular disease or symptoms

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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255 participants in 1 patient group

ultrasound of peripheral nerves

Other group

Description:

Ultrasonographic examination

Treatment:

Procedure: Ultrasonographic examination