Acute Diarrhea. functional diarrhea
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention 1 in the control group: the patients in this group will receive ORS (produced by Hayan company, Iran) for treating diarrhea using the treatment recommended by WHO based on
Treatment - Other
Treatment - Drugs
Intervention 1 in the control group: the patients in this group will receive ORS (produced by Hayan company, Iran) for treating diarrhea using the treatment recommended by WHO based on which the requi
Intervention 2 in the intervention group: the patients in this group, in addition to ORS (produced by Hayan company, Iran), will receive rice soup till their dismissal from the hospital based on the t
Sponsors
Vice chancellor for research, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Years to 24 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: •Children between the ages of 6 and 24 months •Underlying disease may not be the cause of diarrhea. •More than 72 hours from the onset of diarrhea is passed. •The amount of serum sodium and potassium ions is in the normal range. •The patient does not consume the foods such as syrup, artificial ingredients, very sweet food, fruit juice, yogurt, butter milk, etc. that increase or decrease the severity of diarrhea. •The patient should continue with the diet. Exclusion criteria: • Regarding medicine, continuing the research is not possible for the patient. •The patient's parents are not willing to continue the investigation. •If the patient abandons the required diet during the dietary intervention. •If there is severe vomiting along with diarrhea.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The use rate of ORS solution. Timepoint: The first 24 hours, the second 24 hours, and the third 24 hours. Method of measurement: Determination of consumed volume by graded container.;The use rate of intravenous fluids. Timepoint: The first 24 hours, the second 24 hours, and the third 24 hours. Method of measurement: Observation.;Serum levels of Na and K ions. Timepoint: The onset of hospitalization, before any kind of intervention. Method of measurement: Blood collection and its experimenting with flame photometer.;Serum levels of Urea. Timepoint: The onset of hospitalization, before any kind of intervention and at the end of intervention, before discharge. Method of measurement: Blood collection and its experimenting through spectrophotometer. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hospitalization stay. Timepoint: The end of intervention. Method of measurement: Observation. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMojtaba Kianmehr
Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed