Status:
COMPLETED
Zinc Sulfate Acceptability
Lead Sponsor:
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Conditions:
Acute Diarrhea
Eligibility:
All Genders
3-59 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Introduction: Zinc (Zn) is an essential mineral widely distributed within the human body with metalloproteins, Zinc-binding proteins, etc. It is necessary for signal transduction and also cell growth...
Detailed Description
Background: Zinc is a metalloprotein. The two important function of zinc are- first, unlike other metals zinc is virtually non-toxic (1). The homeostatic mechanisms that regulate its entrance, alloca...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Children of age 3 - 59 months with an acute diarrhea episode who will be prescribed oral re-hydration salts (ORS) per WHO guidelines
- Residence: within 10 km of the Dhaka Hospital of icddr,b
- Signed informed consent by the guardians/caregivers
Exclusion
- Some or severe dehydration
- Already in the middle of a course of zinc sulfate due a recent previous episode
- Severe acute malnutrition (weight for height \< - 3 z score or bi-pedal edema)
- Congenital anomalies
- Fever or invasive diarrhea or any other medical illness (other than acute diarrhea)
- Having any known medical condition that may interfere with the subject's ability to sense or discriminate between different tastes
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 9 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 30 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
325 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04039828
Start Date
September 9 2019
End Date
September 30 2020
Last Update
February 5 2021
Active Locations (2)
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1
Dhaka Hospital
Dhaka, Bangladesh
2
International centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh