Status:
UNKNOWN
Effectiveness of Folic Acid Supplementation in Acute Watery Diarrhea Among Children Under 5 Years of Age
Lead Sponsor:
King Edward Medical University
Conditions:
Diarrhoea;Acute
Eligibility:
All Genders
2-5 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Folic acid is a palatable and easily available drug with no serious adverse effects. L-methylfolate is its biologically activated form and is preferred because of its direct availability for certain m...
Detailed Description
After approval from the Institutional Review Board of King Edward Medical University, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, all children diagnosed with acute watery diarrhea as per operational definition fulfilling ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Children aged 2months- 5 years
- Both genders
- Acute watery diarrhea as per operational definition
- Diarrhea of less than 7-day duration
Exclusion
- Severely malnourished children \<3 SD
- Bloody diarrhea
- Prolonged (7-14 days duration), persistent (\>14 days duration) or chronic diarrhea (\>4weeks duration)
- Those who received folic acid within the last 14 days
- Hospital-acquired diarrhea (diarrhea occurring after 48hrs of stay in hospital)
- Antibiotic-associated diarrhea.
- Presence of other co morbid conditions like pneumonia, sepsis, meningitis, etc.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 21 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
324 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04782037
Start Date
October 21 2020
End Date
July 1 2022
Last Update
May 19 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Mayo hospital
Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan, 56000