Addition of Zinc to the Current Case Management Package of Diarrhea in a Primary Health Care Setting
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2006-09-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Several studies have shown the beneficial effect of zinc treatment in acute diarrhea. There
was a significant reduction in duration of the treated episodes and in their severity as
measured by diarrheal stool output or frequency. Zinc is a potentially important
immunomodulator or nutraceutical which may have great impact as therapeutic agent in
conditions like diarrhea and pneumonia. The issue is whether and how zinc should be
introduced in primary health care programs for treatment of acute diarrhea. A practical,
sustainable intervention for introduction of zinc as treatment of acute diarrhoea in national
programs is therefore required. This study aimed to address this issue.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Society for Applied Studies
Collaborators:
Ministry of Science and Technology, India United Nations Children's Fund, Delhi World Health Organization