Health Condition 1: null- Acute dehydrating diarrhoea in children more than 5 years age Health Condition 2: A09- Infectious gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Patients in the zinc group will receive 20 mg of elemental zinc twice a day
the first dose will be given at enrollment or as soon as the child is fit to resume oral intake. The duration of supplementation is 14 days.: Each tablet of Zinc sulphate containing 20 mg of elemental
Sponsors
Intramural research grant University College of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children aged 5-12 years presenting to pediatric casualty with acute watery diarrhea (3 or more episodes of loose stools over previous 24 h) of less than 72 hours duration, with some or severe dehydration will be included as the study population.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Dysentery (blood in stools) 2) Coexisting severe systemic illness 3) Received any zinc containing multivitamin / mineral supplementation for 7 days in last 3 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Duration of diarrheaTimepoint: Duration of diarrhea defined as the time for clinical resolution of diarrhea. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Number of days with watery stools 2.Clinical recovery 3.Amount of fluids needed 4.Time taken for rehydration 5.Recurrence in next 3 monthsTimepoint: 1.Number of days with watery stools: A day with watery stools will be defined as the passage of three or more watery stools in 24 hrs 2.Clinical recovery: defined as resolution of diarrhea within 72 hours after the start of therapy. 3.Amount of fluids needed (ORS or intravenous fluids) 4.Time taken for rehydration: from enrolment to complete rehydration (hydration retained for at least 24 hours) 5.Recurrence in next 3 months: number of episodes of acute diarrhea | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactProfessor Piyush Gupta
University College of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed