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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/07/091480 [Registered on: 23/07/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 22/07/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cross Sectional Study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   To study how children immune systems react to serious chest infections 
Scientific Title of Study   Immunological profile of children with empyema thoracis 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Simran Dhamija 
Designation  Post GraduateResident 
Affiliation  Maulana Azad Medical College 
Address  Department Of Pediatrics Maulana Azad Medical College New Delhi 110002 India

Central
DELHI
110002
India 
Phone  9891536241  
Fax    
Email  simrandhamija03@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Monica Juneja 
Designation  Director Professor 
Affiliation  Maulana Azad Medical College 
Address  Department Of Pediatrics Maulana Azad Medical College

Central
DELHI
110002
India 
Phone  9968604311  
Fax    
Email  drmonicajuneja@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Simran Dhamija 
Designation  Post Graduate Resident 
Affiliation  Maulana Azad Medical College 
Address  Department Of Paediatrics Maulana Azad Medical College

Central
DELHI
110002
India 
Phone  09891536241  
Fax    
Email  simrandhamija03@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department Of Paediatrics,Maulana Azad Medical College,Delhi,India Pin Code-110002 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Department of Paediatrics 
Address  Maulana Azad Medical College,Delhi,India Pin Code-110002 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Simran Dhamija  Lok Nayak Hospital  Ward 15,Department of Pediatrics
Central
DELHI 
9891536241

simrandhamija03@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: J869||Pyothorax without fistula,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Nil  Nil 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  2.00 Month(s)
Age To  12.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Children with empyema thoracis confirmed on pleural tap as per British thoracis guidelines 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Children who have received intravenous immunoglobulins in last 3 months
Children who have received blood products in last 3 months 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Proportion of children with B cell defects  At baseline 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Proportion of children with empyema thoracis with
T cell,natural killer cell & leucocyte adhesion deficiency defect
Secondary causes of immunodeficiency like malnutrition,human immunodeficiency virus,chronic disorders like chronic liver disease,chronic kidney disease 
At baseline 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="75"
Sample Size from India="75" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   03/08/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   This study is an observational  study to find out the immunological status of children with empyema thoracis aged 2 months to 12 years in 75 patients to be conducted in department of paediatrics in Maulana Azad Medical College,New Delhi.
The primary outcome will be to find out the b cell defects in children aged 2 months to 12 years 
The secondary outcome will be to find out the T cell defects,natural killer cell defects and leucocyte adhesion defects  and secondary causes of immunodeficiency like malnutrition,human immunodeficiency virus,chronic disorders like chronic liver disease,chronic kidney disease
 
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