Acute organophosphate pesticide poisoning in Sri Lanka: management, complications and pharmacogenetics

Completed

• Conditions: Acute self-poisoning in the developing world; Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning; Self-poisoning

• Registration Number: ISRCTN02920054
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Oxford (UK)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2002-07-29
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4650

Inclusion Criteria

All patients presenting with a history of acute self-poisoning in selected Sri Lankan hospitals

Exclusion Criteria

We hope to recruit all patients admitted to the medical wards with a history of acute poisoning, except for those:
1. Under the age of 14 years
2. Known to be pregnant
3. Who have ingested hydrocarbons alone or corrosives (good prognosis for former, charcoal contraindicated for latter)
4. Who require oral medication
5. Who present more than 72 hours post-ingestion
6. Patients under the age of 16 or unconscious, who are present without relatives

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified