Effectiveness of sucralfate in treatment of oral paraquat poisoning

Evaluation and comparison of sucralfate effect in treatment of oral paraquat poisoning in comparison with non-prescribed oral poisoning.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20200507047344N1

Enrollment

Registered

2020-07-13

Start date

2020-09-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-08-17

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Conditions

Paraquat poisoning. Toxic effect of herbicides and fungicides, intentional self-harm, initial encounter

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In the intervention group, gastric lavage with sucralfate will be performed at the rate of 5 grams per 2 liters of water. In this way, after preparing the Sucralfit

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Oral paraquat poisoning During recent past day Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: More than 24 hours have passed since the poisoning No consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Lung involvement. Timepoint: See chest x-ray at the beginning of the entrance and on the third, fifth and seventh days of hospitalization and at the time of discharge. Method of measurement: Chest x-ray.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactShafeajafar Zoofaghari

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

shafeajafar@med.mui.ac.ir+98 31 3268 7610

Outcome results

None listed

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