Early Administration of Lactose-free Milk in Children Presenting With Acute Diarrhea

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Acute Diarrhea

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: lactose-free milk; Dietary Supplement: conventional milk

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01269892

ASD-1213-9

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine which nutritional regime is better for acute diarrhea in outcomes.

Full description

Diarrhea is still the most important cause of mortality and morbidity in children of the developing countries. We evaluated the effectiveness of early administration of lactose free milk in the management of acute diarrhea in children below two years old.

Enrollment: 74 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 14 months old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. children with acute non-bloody diarrhea (≤ 2 weeks)
2. mild to moderate dehydration

Exclusion criteria

1. mucous bloody stools
2. major systemic illness
3. severe malnutrition (Weight for age <60% and Weight for height <70 %)
4. history of antibiotics receiving

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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74 participants in 2 patient groups

lactose-free milk

Other group

Description:

it is kind of nutritional regime

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: lactose-free milk

conventional milk

Other group

Description:

it is kind of nutritional regime

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: conventional milk