Clinical trials: Oral Fluid Replacement
Diarrhea
Impact of Home Zinc Treatment for Acute Diarrhea in Children
Background. Zinc deficiency is common in Africa. It has been shown in Asia that zinc as treatment for diarrhea can shorten the course of episodes of diarrhea, as well as prevent future episodes.
- Trial name
- NCT00530829
- Testing
- zinc
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
Reducing Orthostatic Intolerance With Oral Rehydration in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients
We and others have shown that many younger patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) have orthostatic intolerance (OI), i.e., they can't tolerate prolonged standing.
- Conditions
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease (SEID), Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- Trial name
- NCT02854683
- Testing
- Normal Saline, Oral Rehydration Solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York Medical College
Infantile Diarrhea, Diarrhea
Working With Community Health Workers to Increase ORS Use in Uganda
The purpose of this study is to assess how free distribution and preemptive home delivery of oral rehydration salts (ORS) by community health workers affects ORS use.
- Conditions
- Infantile Diarrhea, Diarrhea, Dehydration
- Trial name
- NCT02870491
- Testing
- Free Distribution, Preemptive Delivery
- Volunteers
- 7,949 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Diarrhea Toddler
The Impact of Pre-emptive Home Delivery of ORS + Zinc on Treatment for Child Diarrhea
The aim of this clustered randomized controlled trial is to evaluate whether free and pre-emptive distribution of Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) and Zinc at home increases the use of ORS to treat diarrhea cases among children under…
- Trial name
- NCT06444633
- Testing
- Community Sensitization + Household visit + Information + Free pre-emptive distribution of ORS+Zinc
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 102,650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RAND
Dehydration, Acute Gastroenteritis
Comparing Speedlyte and IV Rehydration Treating Children With Gastroenteritis in a Pediatric Emergency Department (ED)
To compare length of stay (LOS) of pediatric patients in a pediatric emergency room presenting with Gastroenteritis treated with IV rehydration versus oral Speedlyte rehydration.
- Trial name
- NCT03562702
- Testing
- Standard IV Rehydration Therapy, Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nicklaus Children's Hospital f/k/a Miami Children's Hospital