Status:
UNKNOWN
Green Banana (GB) Mixed Diet in the Management of Persistent Diarrhea (PD)
Lead Sponsor:
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Conditions:
Persistent Diarrhea
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-36 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Diarrhea is the 2nd leading cause of death in under-five children. When diarrhea continued for 14 days or more it is known as Persistent Diarrhea (PD). In low and middle income countries (LMIC), 3%-23...
Detailed Description
Background: Diarrhea, defined as passage of loose or watery stool 3 times or more in a 24 hour period, is the 2nd leading cause of death in under-five children. It accounts for 531,000 deaths among 5...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Children aged \> 6 to 36 months, having diarrhea for 14 days or more (up to 29 days) either at admission or developed at some point during their treatment period in hospital
- Children able to take oral feeds at the time of randomization
Exclusion
- Children whose parents/care givers do not provide consent
- Growth of Shigella, Salmonella or Cholera in rectal swab culture
- Children having WLZ/WHZ \< -5 SD or +++ edema
- The children presented with septic shock, convulsion or any other illness that needs ICU support during the admission
- Birth defect like complex congenital heart diseases, cleft lip and cleft palate, Down syndrome and cerebral palsy and others that may itself cause digestive problem or failing to thrive
- Children diagnosed as having apparent or known tuberculosis or HIV or chronic (\> 30 days)/organic diarrhea (where the cause is known e.g. crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, celiac disease etc.)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 7 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
October 30 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
135 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03366740
Start Date
December 7 2017
End Date
October 30 2021
Last Update
February 18 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Dhaka Hospital, icddr,b
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1212