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Dietary supplementation of cooked green banana for speedy recovery from severe dehydration due to diarrhea

Dietary supplementation of cooked green banana (Musa sapientum) for hastening recovery in children, aged six months to five years, hospitalized with severe dehydration due to acute watery diarrhea- a randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2014/09/004944
Enrollment
210
Registered
2014-09-01
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Severe dehydration due to acute watery diarrhoea

Interventions

Intervention1: Group A: Children between 6 monts and five years of age admitted with severe dehydration due to acute watery diarrhoea and recieving green banana supplementation 50-100 Grams per day tw

Sponsors

JIPMER
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: all children between 6 months and five years hospitalized with severe dehydration due to acute watery diarrhea

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: malnourished children children presenting with septic shock children who cannot be fed orally due to persistent vomiting/ unconsciousness/seizures children who received antibiotic/antimotility agent prior to hospitalization

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of children Improving within 72 hours of admissionTimepoint: At 72 hours of admission—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Time taken for dehydration correction Frequency and duration of diarrhea Recurrence of dehydration Weight gain Complications (shock, renal failure, dyselectrolytemia) Timepoint: during hospital stay—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactCVenkatesh

JIPMER

cvenkatesh@hotmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

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