Triage Administration of Ondansetron for Gastroenteritis in Children

NCT03052361 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 81

Last updated 2020-10-22

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Summary

The investigators aim to assess whether ondansetron given at triage can reduce the number of patients requiring emergency department observation in children with acute gastroenteritis. The investigators will also assess the improvement of patient comfort and total length of stay

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Ondansetron

Patients allocated to this arm will receive ondansetron in the ED triage.

DRUG

Placebos

similar looking and tasting liquid placebo

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St. Justine's Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jocelyn Gravel, MD · Sainte-Justine Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Months
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-07-15
Primary Completion
2020-09-03
Completion
2020-10-03

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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