Is the WHO Recommended Dose of Pralidoxime Effective in the Treatment of Organophosphorus Poisoning?

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2013-11-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

To evaluate the effectiveness of Pralidoxime, a drug used for treatment of pesticide poisoning (Organophosphorous poisonings)

• Phase: Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences
• Treatments: Pralidoxime

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

history of alleged organophosphorus intake age > 14 years < 60 years clinical signs and symptoms of organophosphorus poisoning.

Exclusion Criteria:

< 14 years or > 60 years of age known pregnancy pralidoxime administration at the transferring hospital carbamate poisoning any chronic illnesses

≥ 12 hour interval from time of poisoning to initiation of treatment pre-hospital cardiac or respiratory arrest.