NCT01269892

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

Study of Nutritional Regime for Acute Diarrhea

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 74 (actual)
• Sponsor: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Months – 14 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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

Detailed 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.

Conditions

• Acute Diarrhea

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	lactose-free milk	a milk without lactose
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	conventional milk	a milk with lactose

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-01-01
• Primary completion: 2009-08-01
• Completion: 2009-08-01
• First posted: 2011-01-04
• Last updated: 2011-01-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Iran