Racecadotril For The Treatment Of Acute Watery Diarrhoea In Children. A Randomised Double Blinded Placebo Controlled Trial
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Digestive SystemPaediatricsAcute Gastroenteritis
- Registration Number
- PACTR201403000694398
- Lead Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
Children 3mo ¿ 60mo
Acute gastroenteritis as defined by WHO (the passage of unusually loose or watery stools, usually at least three times in a 24 hour period)
requiring admission for severe gastroenteritis (as evidenced by a vesicari score of >11)
parental consent obtained
Exclusion Criteria
Scoring 3 on the vesicari score for Maximum Number Vomiting Episodes per Day
Clinical diagnosis of dysentery
Requiring / having been prescribed antibiotics and/or probiotics or any other anti-diarrhoeal medication for the disease (except zinc)
known diagnosis of liver and renal failure
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method