Comparing the Efficacy of Different Zinc Formulations in the Treatment of Diarrhea

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2008-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This project is aimed to evaluate the efficacy of two different zinc formulations (dispersible Zinc tablets versus Zinc suspension) for the treatment of acute diarrhea in hospital based settings. Additionally we intend to compare the effectiveness of treatments of different groups on the basis of usage of Zinc in the treatment of diarrhoea, and to monitor additional treatment components such as ORS, antibiotic usage rates.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Aga Khan University
• Collaborators: Civil Hospital, Hyderabad, Pakistan; National Institute of Child Health, Karachi, Pakistan
• Treatments: Zinc; Zinc Sulfate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children 6 months to 5 years of age

• Presented with passage of 3 or more loose or watery stools

• Caretakers are willing to let their child to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Failure to produce consent.

• Children with severe malnutrition or having chronic illness