Beneficial effects of zinc supplementation in adults suffering from acute diarrhea
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: R197- Diarrhea, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/01/061424
- Lead Sponsor
- Sriram Reddy VM
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Any patient of age more than or equal to 18 with acute diarrhea ( Diarrhea lasting for less than or equal to 14 days)
Exclusion Criteria
1. Known cases of Inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, celiac disease or any other known causes of malabsorption syndromes.
2. Patients who are on immunosuppressant therapy, cancer chemotherapy and radiotherapy
3. Known cases of HIV.
4. Patients on laxatives.
5. Patients with history of bowel resection or other major bowel surgeries
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The difference in the proportion of the patients with resolution of diarrhea by day 5 in the intervention group compared to the control group.Timepoint: Day 5 of recruitment
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The proportion of patients developing complications in the intervention group compared to the control group.Timepoint: From day of recruitment till day of discharge