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â??Relation between level of Zinc in blood and intensity of loose stool"

â??Correlation of serum zinc levels with duration and severity of acute diarrhoea in children aged between 6 months to 5 yearsâ??

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2012/12/003236
Enrollment
200
Registered
2012-12-18
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Diarrhoea

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

LLRM Medical College Meerut
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children aged between 6 months to 5 years with acute diarrhoea (less than 7 days duration) visiting to outpatient department (OPD) or emergency wards will be eligible for inclusion in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Severe malnutrition (Weight for length 3 SD of WHO standards) 2.Clinical evidence of coexisting acute systemic illnesses (meningitis, sepsis, pneumonia) 3. Clinical evidence of chronic disease (e.g. chronic liver disease, chronic renal disease, nephrotic syndrome) 4. Chronic gastrointestinal diseases like celiac disease or inflammatory bowel disease. 5. Dysentery or persistent diarrhoea. 6. Use of zinc in the previous 14 days

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
A.Correlation between serum zinc level and duration of diarrhoea B.Mean serum zinc levels in children presenting with varying degrees of dehydration. Timepoint: 7 days—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
A. Prevalence of zinc deficiency (serum zinc 67mcg/dl) in children presenting with acute diarrhoea.Timepoint: 24 hours—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAstha Agarwal

LLRM Medical College

astha.agarwal00@gmail.com919259157822

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026