Status:
COMPLETED
Modified ORS Solution for Severely Malnourished Children
Lead Sponsor:
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Collaborating Sponsors:
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Conditions:
Malnourished Children With Watery Diarrhoea
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-36 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
Diarrhoea and malnutrition are the common childhood illnesses responsible for higher deaths in developing counties. Physiologically, malnourished children excrete lower amounts of salts and water in d...
Detailed Description
Study Design This will be a randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial to assess the efficacy of three different modified ORSs: (i) Currently recommended ORS with some modification (Na+ 75, K...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Some or severe dehydration (assessed by WHO Guidelines).
- Weight for height (W/H) \<70% of NCHS median or with bipedal edema.
- Written informed consent from parents/ guardians
Exclusion
- Blood or mucus in stools
- Have received antidiarhoeal drugs for their diarrhoea
- Severe diseases (e.g. severe pneumonia with respiratory distress, clinical sepsis, meningitis) requiring intensive care and other ancillary support like O2 inhalation, oropharyngeal suction etc.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
189 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01821586
Start Date
April 1 2006
End Date
July 1 2009
Last Update
December 21 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Dhaka Hospital, icddr,b
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1212