Comparison of oral and nasogastric (n/g) rehydration in childhood gastroenteritis
Completed
- Conditions
- Digestive System: GastroenteritisDigestive SystemGastroenteritis
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN47796385
- Lead Sponsor
- Record provided by the NHS Trusts Clinical Trials Register - Department of Health (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 88
Inclusion Criteria
Patients aged 3 months to 5 years.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The main outcome measure is percentage weight gain at 4 h from the onset of rehydration
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Failure of rehydration, defined as follows:<br>1.1 n/g group: failure to pass n/g after three attempts or vomiting of n/g tube on more than one occasion OR <br>1.2 Oral group: patient failed to take 80% of expected volume at 2 h or >three vomits from hour <br>2. Parental satisfaction questionnaires