Faculty of medicine sohag university
Sohag, Egypt
Location status: Recruiting
Recruiting
NCT Number: NCT07158463
Experience With Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in the Pediatric Nephrology Unit of Sohag University Hospital
Plasmapheresis also known as a therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) TPE is an extracorporeal blood purification technique designed for the removal of large-molecular-weight substances. Examples of these substances include pathogenic autoantibodies, immune complexes, cryoglobulins, myeloma light chains, endotoxin, and cholesterol-containing lipoproteins Document the indications, procedures, outcomes, and complications associated with TPE in pediatric patients at Sohag University Hospital.
To compare our findings with existing national and international data to identify areas for improvement and standardization.
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of TPE in our pediatric nephrology unit.
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Age range
1 year–18 year
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Observational
Primary location
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: No
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
All pediatric patients (aged 1-18 years) who underwent TPE during the study period.
Both male and female.
Exclusion criteria
Patients who cannot tolerate central line placement Patients who are in an actively septic state or are hemodynamically unstable . Patients who have allergies to fresh frozen plasma (FFP) or albumin, depending on the type of plasma exchange
Treatment and study plan
Primary outcomes
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Efficacy of therapeutic plasma exchange in pediatric nephrology unit
Time frame: One month after last session
Study contacts
Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
Sohag University
Other
Registry information
Important dates
- Study start
- 2025
- Primary completion
- 2026
- Study completion
- 2026
- First posted
- Sep 5, 2025
- Registry last updated
- Sep 5, 2025
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