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Diarrhea remains a leading killer of children in need of better treatments.


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Diarrhea remains a leading killer of children in need of better treatments. Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) is currently the only oral therapy that is recommended for children with acute diarrhea. Although it is valuable for correcting dehydration and is considered the primary reason for the substantial reduction in mortality from diarrhea in children, ORS does not have the capacity to "halt" intestinal fluid loss and thus, does not offer a rapid relief of a child's diarrhea symptom, and its use by caregivers and medical practitioners has markedly dropped (estimate use in 1/3 of cases who need it). In recognition of its limitations, continuous efforts have been made to modify the composition of ORS. However, none has targeted the central diarrhea-causing pathways and produced a satisfactory outcome in children. New therapeutic approaches and methods are needed. The proposed new ORS is based on recent discovery of the first inclusive antidiarrheal mechanism in the intestine, CaSR (calcium-sensing receptor) that targets all known diarrhea causing pathways. It works in animals. This R21 is the 1st proof-of-concept clinical study in humans and is intended to investigate its safety and efficacy. Two Specific Aims are proposed to determine new ORS safety and efficacy in patients with diarrhea. In the safety study, the investigators propose to enroll 396 diarrheal adults (198 in Intervention New ORS group and 198 in standard WHO ORS). In the efficacy study, the investigators plan to enroll 396 diarrheal adults (198 in Intervention New ORS group and 198 in standard WHO ORS, these will be same patients employed for the safety study). These diarrheal patients will be recruited from the Dhaka area in Bangladesh. At the conclusion of the study, we expect to develop a novel oral rehydrating solution that is inexpensive and practical to use in all the countries. Hypothesis: the volume output Intervention should reduce stool weight/output of diarrhea by 30%. ;


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NCT number NCT05814042
Study type Interventional
Source University of Florida
Contact Shafiqul Sarker, MD
Phone 88-01713039813
Email sasarker@icddrb.org
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 2/Phase 3
Start date August 21, 2023
Completion date December 2024

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