Health Condition 1: R197- Diarrhea, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Infants and pediatric patients of either sex in the age group of 3 months to 15 years. 2.Patients with the diagnosis of acute diarrhea (greater than 4 semi watery stools day) as per Type 6 of Bristol stool scale.31 3. Diarrheal symptoms for at least one day and lasting up to less then and equal to 7 days. 4. Patient willing to participate in the study and sign an informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients having chronic conditions (such as known chronic uncontrolled intestinal disease such as coeliac disease cystic fibrosis food allergy immune deficiency inflammatory bowel disease gastrointestinal malformations abnormal gastrointestinal motility). 2. The presence of macroscopic blood in the faces. 3. Use of probiotic in the preceding 7 days. 4. Intractable vomiting (less than five successive times). 5. Known hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients of study medications.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the comparative efficacy of the synbiotic (Gutnext®) vs a single probiotic(Enterogermina® Bacillus clausii spores) in terms of duration of diarrhea in the pediatric populationTimepoint: To check the efficacy of drug in 5 days or 7 days. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.To evaluate the comparative efficacy of the synbiotic (Gutnext®) vs. a single probiotic (Enterogermina® -Bacillus clausii spores) in terms of reduction in the daily frequency of diarrhea in the pediatric population. 2. To evaluate the comparative tolerability of the synbiotic (Gutnext®) vs. a Single probiotic (Enterogermina® -Bacillus clausii spores) in pediatric patients with diarrhea.Timepoint: At 5 days | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Dr. Yewale Multispecialty Hospial for Children