Status:
TERMINATED
A Controlled Trial of Plantain Powder in Infantile Diarrhea
Lead Sponsor:
Augusta University
Collaborating Sponsors:
NRS Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Conditions:
Diarrhea, Infantile
Eligibility:
All Genders
5-24 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Green banana has been traditionally used in diarrheal and other diseases. Recent studies have shown that green banana is beneficial in children with diarrhea. The purpose of this study is to try gree...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Children between the ages of 5 months and 2 years of age admitted in the inpatient pediatric ward of Bhatpara Sub divisional Hospital.
- Infants with more than 3 stools/day which is more frequent than the usual bowel habit of the study subject
- The consistency of the stool is such that it takes the shape of the container into which it is put in.
- Duration of symptoms should be less than 14 days.
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Exclusion
- Children with bloody diarrhea
- Children with lethargy, fever or other signs of septicemia
- Children with shock.
- Children unable to take medications orally.
- Children with impaired consciousness.
- Children whose parents refuse permission to be included in the study.
- Children who are not usual residents of the area and will not be available for follow up.
- Children with chronic illnesses such as congenital heart disease, renal failure, chronic liver disease, chronic lung disease, inflammatory bowel disease, immune deficiency etc.
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Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00732732
Start Date
September 1 2008
End Date
January 1 2010
Last Update
August 8 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Bhatpara Subdivisional Hospital
Bhātpāra, West Bengal, India, N 24 pgs