Comparing Speedlyte and IV Rehydration Treating Children With Gastroenteritis in a Pediatric Emergency Department (ED)
Stopped early · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Dehydration, Acute Gastroenteritis
In brief
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.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03562702
- Run by
- Nicklaus Children's Hospital f/k/a Miami Children's Hospital
- People needed
- 5
- Starts
- 2018-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2020-01-22
- Last updated by the study team
- 2020-01-27
Who can join
Age: 1 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 6 mths to 18 years;
- Signs and symptoms of dehydration for less than a week
- Diagnosis of acute gastroenteritis, dehydration, vomiting, and/or diarrhea;
- Patient able to drink from bottle and/or cup;
- Per clinician's judgment, patient needs rehydration with IV solution.
You may not qualify if…
- Chronic disease that includes but not limited to TB, HIV, congenital heart disease with hemodynamic consequences, metabolic disease, cerebral palsy, adrenal hyperplasia, renal tubular acidosis, and nephropathy;
- Vomiting due to head trauma;
- Severe hydration;
- Diabetic ketoacidosis;
- Bloody diarrhea;
- Diarrhea for more than a week;
- Malnutrition;
- Burns;
- Pneumonia;
- Meningitis;
- History of seizures;
- Absent bowel sounds;
- Not able to drink from bottle or cup;
- Previous allergic reaction to citrate or other food coloring particles/formulation;
- Parent/legal guardian refusing to participate.
Where it is running
- Nicklaus Children's Hospital f/k/a Miami Children's Hospital — Miami, Florida, United States
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