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Diarrhea in the critically ill

Incidence and etiology of diarrhea in critically ill adult patients-an observational study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/03/041154
Enrollment
385
Registered
2022-03-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-01-22

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K639- Disease of intestine, unspecified Health Condition 2: K638- Other specified diseases of intestine

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Director SGPGIMS
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Age >18 years. 2.Absence of diarrhea at the time of ICU admission. 3.On full or substantial enteral nutrition (Substantial enteral nutrition defined for the sake of the study as =50% of calories enterally).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Known GI diseases like inflammatory bowel disease. 2.Patients receiving intravenous metronidazole for another condition. 3.Presence of visible GI bleed. 4.Presence of ileostomy or colostomy.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To determine the incidence and etiology of diarrhea in critically ill adult patients To estimate the incidence of Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea among all causes of diarrhea in the ICU To study the adverse effects of diarrhea in ICU patients Timepoint: Death or discharge from ICU—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To estimate the incidence of Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea among all causes of diarrhea in the ICU To study the adverse effects of diarrhea in ICU patients Timepoint: During ICU stay—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactBanani Poddar

SGPGIMS, Lucknow

bananip@sgpgi.ac.in8004904729

Outcome results

None listed

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