acute gastroenteritis in children.? MedDRA version: 9.1 Level: LLT Classification code 10017893 Term: Gastroenteritis astroviral
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Interventions
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients aged >2 and 37.5C). Informed consent to study given by parents Are the trial subjects under 18? yes Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) no F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients suffering from a present or past neoplastic condition, with chronic renal insufficiency and/or hepatic insufficiency or severe cardiovascular and/or neurological and/or gastrointestinal pathology. Patients with congenital deficit of IgA and/or with congenital immuno-deficiency Patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main Objective: 1.Evaluate on an appropriate number of patients the effectiveness of an enterovaccine (Colifagina) administered by mouth and associated to an oral/intravenous rehydration therapy based on polyelettrolitical solutions, in relation to the clinical outcome of the children suffering from acute gastroenteritis.;Secondary Objective: 2.Evaluate, in this area of interest, the etiologic role of the Astrovirus and of the possible co-infections with Rotavirus and faecal Adenovirus. 3.Evaluate if the treatment with Colifagina determines an increase in the production of intestinal secretory IgA and if it may be correlated to a better clinical outcome;Primary end point(s): -Primary End-point: clinical outcome, based on the number of:  inpatient hospital stays  clinical evaluation of the symptoms expressed in VAS (general conditions, hydration status, presence/absence of vomit, presence/absence of abdominal distension, presence/absence of oral feeding, regained hydration by mouth, fever) and of the signs (decrease of the number of evacuations/day; aspect of the stools evaluated according to the Bristol stool scale) in the two treated groups | — |
Countries
Italy