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Comparison of Enteral Versus Intravenous Potassium Supplementation

NCT02015962 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2013-12-19

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Summary

Null hypothesis: There is no difference in the efficacy of IVPR and EPR during an episode of hypokalemia.

Alternate Hypothesis: There is a mean difference of 15% in Serum Potassium levels between the two groups.

Objective: To compare the efficacy EPR and IVPR for treatment of hypokalemia (measured as change in serum potassium levels in milliequivalent/L after potassium replacement)

Conditions

  • Acute Hypokalemia

Interventions

DRUG

Intravenous potassium chloride

DRUG

Oral potassium chloride

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Aga Khan University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anwarul Haq, MD · Aga Khan University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Day
Max Age
25 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-10-31
Primary Completion
2014-05-31
Completion
2014-05-31

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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