An observational study in Pharyngitis, sponsored by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris. Completed at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged Up to 18 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-03-30.
Sponsored by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · Observational
To study the association between several exposures of interest and the occurrence of infectious loco-regional complications of pharyngitis in children.
Investigators will include in the study (after agreement of child and parents):
Primary endpoint: Difference in the frequency of exposure to various factors among cases and controls during an exposure window going from the date of diagnosis of pharyngitis to day -0.5 of the index date of the complication.
Several exposure of interest will be compared between cases and controls. One specific main exposure of interest during a predefined window of exposure has been defined but will not be revealed to investigators to avoid selection bias. Several secondary exposure of interest were a priori defined but will not be revealed to investigators to avoid selection bias.
Cases: participating Ear, Nose \& Throat (ENT) and pediatric departments Controls: recruited ''in office settings'' by general practitioners (GPs) or by primary care paediatricians
Cases: children \< 18 years old hospitalized for peripharyngeal suppurations, diffuse cervical cellulitis or cervical adenophlegmon in participating Ear, Nose \& Throat (ENT) and pediatric departments.
Controls: children \< 18 years old with pharyngitis but without infectious complications recruited by general practitioners (GPs) or by primary care pediatricians in private setting, matched to cases by age, date of infectious complication (index date), delay between the pharyngitis and the index date and, if possible, the referring physician.
Exclusion Criteria:
Children (cases or controls) with chronic renal failure, hemophilia, chronic thrombocytopenia or immunosuppression (constitutional or iatrogenic) at the time of pharyngitis
Cases: children with loco-regional complications of pharyngitis
Other: Collection of data
Controls: children with pharyngitis but without infectious complications
Other: No collection of data
Collection of data on clinical, bacteriological and computed tomography data concerning the case, which will be needed by the adjudication committee and for defining the index date.
The interviewer will note sociodemographic characteristics (age, weight, sex), symptoms and their evolution, and all drug intakes of the patient during the month before the index date.
Frequency of exposure of interest
Time frame: from the date of diagnosis of pharyngitis up to 6 weeks
Magnitude of the exposure of interest
Time frame: from the date of diagnosis of pharyngitis up to 6 weeks
Plan to share: No
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