Comparison of intravenous and enteral rehydration in gastrointestinal infectio
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Dehydration due to acute gastroenteritisE86Volume depletion
- Registration Number
- DRKS00000485
- Lead Sponsor
- Klinik für Allgemeine PädiatrieUniversitätsklinikum Düsseldorf
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 97
Inclusion Criteria
•acute gastroenteritis with diarrhea
•moderate dehydration (accord. to WHO 10 point score)
•inability to drink sufficient fluid
•age between three months and six years
Exclusion Criteria
•mild or severe dehydration (accord. to WHO 10 point score)
•severe chronic diseases
•long term medication, affecting the course of the gastroenteritis
•age < three months or > six years
•other complications (hypernatriaemia, hypoglycaemia)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ength of inpatient hospital stay in nights, measured according to the date and time of admission and discharge. Current average length of stay: 3.5 nights´.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method • Success of rehydration therapy, measured by comparing the WHO-score for clinical signs of dehydration at admission and at reevaluation after six hours<br>•adverse side effects such as phlebitis and paralytic ileus, documented by the nurses on the nurse sheet, by the doctors on the doctor sheet, by the parents on the parnet questionnaire or during the telephone interview two weeks after discharge<br>•incidence of postenteritic syndrome, documented during the telephone interview<br>•satisfaction of parents with treatment, documented on parent questionnaire upon discharge and again two weeks later during the telephone interview