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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02246010
Date of registration: 18/09/2014
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: American University of Beirut Medical Center
Public title: Lactose-free Milk in Infants With Acute Diarrhea in a Developing Country
Scientific title: Does Intake of Lactose-free Milk in Infants With Acute Gastroenteritis in a Developing Country Shorten the Duration of Diarrhea? A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Date of first enrolment: July 1, 2015
Target sample size: 6
Recruitment status: Terminated
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02246010
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Lebanon
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Infants on artificial milk formula

- Presenting to the ED or pediatric clinics of the American University of Beirut Medical
Center

- Chief complaint: acute gastroenteritis (three or more loose or liquid stools in 24
hours, for at least 24 hours, and not exceeding 2 weeks from presentation, with or
without fever, vomiting, mucus or blood per stools).

Exclusion Criteria:

- Exclusively or partially breast-fed infants

- Severe dehydration requiring hospitalization



Age minimum: 2 Months
Age maximum: 18 Months
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Acute Gastroenteritis
Intervention(s)
Dietary Supplement: Lactose- free milk
Primary Outcome(s)
Diarrhea Duration [Time Frame: From onset of illness till the day of last diarrheic stool passed.]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Illness Visits [Time Frame: 7 days]
Parental Satisfaction [Time Frame: 7 days]
Weight Loss [Time Frame: 7 days]
Hospitalization Rate [Time Frame: 7 days]
Secondary ID(s)
PED.MN.09
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 25/01/2019
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT02246010
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