Effects of dimenhydrinate in children with acute gastroenteritis
- Conditions
- acute gastroenteritis.Noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT2014083018974N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria: Diagnosis of acute gastroenteritis by Specialist Physicians, At least 5 episodes of vomiting in 12 Hours; Aged between 1 to 12 years. Exclusion criteria: Chronic medical conditions of pre-existing such as gastrointestinal disease; malignancy; metabolic; cardiac; endocrine and metabolism, immune or nervous disorder. Secondary diagnosis of suspected from abdominal surgery or Or gynecologic conditions, urinary tract infections; migraine or meningitis. The use of antiemetic therapy in the 48 hours before the visit to the emergency. Use of other drugs such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen in the last 48 hours. History of allergies or adverse reactions to dimenhydrinate. Severe loss of water and requires urgent treatment with intravenous fluids. Hematemesis or hematochezia.
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The number of vomiting episodes. Timepoint: Within 24 hours after using the first dose of prescription medication. Method of measurement: visit.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The number of episodes of diarrhea. Timepoint: Within 24 hours after using the first dose of prescription medication. Method of measurement: visit.