Health Condition 1: null- Acute childhood diarrhoea
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Zinc Dispersible Tablets: 10 mg and 20 mg tablet. Duration 10 days
Control Intervention1: None: None
Sponsors
Panacea Biotec Limited
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children aged less than or equal 3 months to less than 59 months who present in the hospital with more than three unformed stools in 24 hours and diarrheal duration of <7 days will be eligible after written informed consent from their parent/legally acceptable representative (LAR)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Children with intractable vomiting, pre-renal or renal failure, respiratory distress, altered sensorium or any such co-morbid condition that precludes the use of oral rehydration solution (ORS) will be excluded from the trial -Child enrolled earlier in this or any other clinical trial in last one month -Children with severe malnutrition (kwashiorkar and marasmus) -Children with clinically significant co-morbid condition that in the opinion of the investigator could affect the safety of the subject and efficacy outcome of the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| -To evaluate the acceptability which will be evaluated by the parent/LAR report of his/her child's behavior when given the medication.Timepoint: At the end of study;-To evaluate the adherence: this will be evaluated in relation to the dose given, frequency of daily administration, duration of treatment and preparation.Timepoint: At the end of study | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NoneTimepoint: None | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Arani Chatterjee
Outcome results
None listed