Does a Soft Drink Mixture Improve Tolerance of Activated Charcoal in the Adult Poisoned Patient Without Affecting Efficacy

State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Overdose

Treatments: Drug: Activated Charcoal

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06219967

1783698-11

Details and patient eligibility

About

Activated charcoal (AC) is an established, effective means of gastrointestinal decontamination. Providers give it to patients who have ingested something that is thought to be potentially poisonous to prevent it from being absorbed. However, one limitation to its use is palatability of the AC for the patient, potentially limiting how much, if any, is taken.

Other studies have suggested that mixing AC with various substances improves the rating on various scales (taste, etc). An important question is whether mixing the AC with other substance effects the ability of the AC to bind to xenobiotic in the gut. This small study investigates whether mixed cola with charcoal affected its ability to prevent the absorption of acetaminophen. It also performs a survery to see if participants preferred the AC-cola mixture. The investigators hypothesize that the AC will be equally as effective with cola as without. The investigators also hypothesize that participants will prefer the AC-cola mixture.

Enrollment: 5 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• No self-reported history of any hepatic, gastrointestinal, or renal disease
• No self-reported history of alcohol or substance use disorder
• No daily prescribed medications
• Weight between 60-93 kg

Exclusion criteria

• pregnant,
• imprisoned
• allergy or intolerance to acetaminophen or gluten

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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5 participants in 2 patient groups

Activated charcoal with cola

Experimental group

Treatment:

Drug: Activated Charcoal

Drug: Activated Charcoal

Activated charcoal

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Drug: Activated Charcoal

Drug: Activated Charcoal