An observational study in Tetanus, Manifest, sponsored by Ain Shams University. Recruiting at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-29.
Sponsored by Ain Shams University · Observational
Three scoring systems will be applied to patients suffering from manifest tetanus and will be related to mortality.
On admission to the intensive care unit, three scoring systems for tetanus severity will be applied to all patients: the Tetanus Severity Score (TSS), Dakar Score, and Philips Score, and will then be related to the occurrence of in-hospital mortality or survival to hospital discharge.
318 studies on the registry are indexed under Tetanus; 29 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 115 is below the median of 645 across 35 observational studies indexed under Tetanus.
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Adults of both sexes with manifest tetanus.
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Diagnosis of manifest tetanus according to the WHO criteria (https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/tetanus), that is the presence of one or both of the following criteria with or without the history of specific wound or injury:
Exclusion criteria:
Patients who die in hospital
Diagnostic Test: Tetanus Severity Score (TSS) · Diagnostic Test: Philips Score · Diagnostic Test: Dakar Score
Patients who survive to hospital discharge
Diagnostic Test: Tetanus Severity Score (TSS) · Diagnostic Test: Philips Score · Diagnostic Test: Dakar Score
The Tetanus Severity Score (TSS) is calculated for each patient by the investigator using the required data as documented in the medical records at admission
The Philips Score is calculated for each patient by the investigator using the required data as documented in the medical records at admission
The Dakar Score is calculated for each patient by the investigator using the required data as documented in the medical records at admission
Death from any cause.
Occurrence of death from any cause, assessed from the date of onset of symptoms up to 90 days.
Time frame: From the date of onset of symptoms until the date of death or date of discharge from the hospital, whichever comes first, assessed up to 90 days.
Plan to share: Undecided — May be provided upon reasonable request from the principal investigator
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