Starch acetate in treatment of diarrhoea
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Acute gastroenteritis with dehydration
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2012/05/002680
- Lead Sponsor
- Christian Medical College
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Acute watery diarrhoea of less than three days duration with dehydration.
Exclusion Criteria
Bloody diarrhoea
Concomitant illness: In adults this includes malignancy, sepsis, and a history of coronary artery disease or stroke.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration of diarrhoeaTimepoint: Time from commencing therapy to the first formed stool or to the end of a 12 hour period without any stool.;Duration of diarrhoeaTimepoint: Time from commencing therapy to the first formed stool or to the end of a 12 hour period without any stool.;Duration of diarrhoeaTimepoint: Time from commencing therapy to the first formed stool or to the end of a 12 hour period without any stool.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Stool frequency <br/ ><br>Need for unscheduled intravenous fluids <br/ ><br>Proportion of patients who recover from diarrhoea at 24 hours and at 48 hours <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 24 hours and 48 hours