A clinical trial to find out whether cooked green banana given to children with viral diarrhea hastens recovery

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: null- Acute watery diarrhea- viralHealth Condition 2: K638- Other specified diseases of intestine

• Registration Number: CTRI/2017/05/008623
• Lead Sponsor: Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth university

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2018-06-18
• Last Update Posted: 24 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 250

Inclusion Criteria

All children between nine months and five years with viral acute watery diarrhea who present within 48 hours of onset of illness, who are willing to get admitted for three days or prepared to come for review daily for three days.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Malnourished children (Weight for height < â?? 2 Z score as per WHO charts)

2. Children with dehydration

3. Children who cannot be fed orally due to persistent vomiting/ unconsciousness / seizures / septic shock

4. Children who refuse to eat green banana

5. Children who received antibiotic / anti-motility agent prior to hospitalization

6. Children who do not stay for > 72 hours or children who do not come for follow-up daily for three days.

7. Children whose parents do not give written consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
proportion of children who improveTimepoint: 72 hours

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of children developing dehydration, proportion of children who develop lactose intolerance, proportion of children who develop other complicationsTimepoint: not specified