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Filter by:The goal of this clinical trial is to compare amino acid-fortified oral rehydration therapy (ORT) to the standard of care ORT in pediatric patients with acute gastroenteritis (AGE). The main questions it aims to answer are: - can amino acid-fortified ORT reduce the duration and severity of AGE compared to standard of care ORT? - can amino acid-fortified ORT increase the secretion of antimicrobial peptides in the gastrointestinal tract compared to standard of care ORT? Participants will be assigned to the experimental treatment (amino acid-fortified ORT) or the standard of care ORT and their disease severity, duration, and stool antimicrobial peptide content.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether lactose-free milk will change diarrhea duration and severity in formula-fed infants with acute gastroenteritis presenting to pediatric wards.
In children with acute gastroenteritis (AGE), vomiting often precedes diarrhea. To establish the diagnosis of AGE, enteropathogen detection typically relies on diarrheal stool samples. However, testing requires sufficient stool sample, which may not be easily available. Recent studies suggest that in children presenting to emergency departments with presumed AGE with isolated vomiting, an enteropathogen can be identified using rectal swabs and molecular diagnostic tests. The rate of enteropathogen detection in children with isolated vomiting due to AGE may differ in various populations. Using rectal swabs and molecular diagnostic tests, we plan to assess the proportion of children with isolated vomiting with presumed AGE in whom an enteropathogen can be identified. This will be a prospective cohort study. Children younger than 5 years with presence of ≥3 episodes of vomiting due to presumed AGE, lasting no longer than 7 days before enrolment, will be recruited. A total of 198 participants will be recruited and a rectal swab will be collected. The participants will be contacted 14 days after enrollment to complete a survey regarding symptoms experienced during that period and to identify any additional clinical care.
Cytokines, such as IL-6 and IL-8 can be used as markers of acute infections, including acute gastroenteritis. This study aims to evaluate serum levels of interleukins 6 and 8 in children with acute gastroenteritis.
Cytokines, such as IL-6 and IL-8 can be used as markers of acute infections, including acute gastroenteritis. However, there have been no previous studies on the levels of IL-6 and IL-8 in malnourished children with acute diarrhea. This study aims to evaluate serum levels of interleukins 6 and 8 in malnourished children with acute diarrhea.
A phase III, double-blind, parallel-design, randomized, placebo controlled trial to compare multi-dose oral Ondansetron with placebo as treatment for vomiting secondary to acute gastroenteritis (AGE), after Emergency Department discharge.
The ARIES Norovirus Assay is a real-time PCR based qualitative in vitro diagnostic test for the direct detection of Norovirus GI/GII RNA from stool specimens obtained from symptomatic patients. The purpose of this study is to establish the diagnostic accuracy of ARIES Norovirus Assay.