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Efficacy of Zinc Sulfate With Probiotics for the Treatment of Acute Diarrhea in Children

NCT01140074 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 256

Last updated 2010-06-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Diarrheal disease is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in children under five. Disease is treated symptomatically with oral rehydration (ORS) as a basic measure. In children with severe zinc deficiency, diarrhea is common and responds quickly to zinc supplementation. Zinc supplementation may also helpful in diarrheal children without zinc deficiency. Effectiveness of zinc was proven in developing countries but was not in Europe. Objective of our study is to assess whether zinc supplementation given with probiotics and ORS is effective in acute diarrhea in children in Poland.

Conditions

  • Acute Watery Diarrhoea

Interventions

DRUG

Zinc Sulfate

Zinc Sulfate in sugar sirup will be given orally in dosis of 10-20 mg per day for 10 days

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital No 1 Wroclaw

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Leszek Szenborn, Prof · Wroclaw Medical University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Month
Max Age
36 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-07-31
Primary Completion
2012-06-30
Completion
2012-06-30

Countries

  • Poland

Study Locations

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