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Study aim
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The effect of hydroalcoholic extract of Quercus brantii on acute watery diarrhea in children
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Design
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Clinical trial with control group, with parallel groups, double-blind, randomized, phase 0 on 80 patients.
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Settings and conduct
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This study is conducted on 80 children (6 months to 6 years old) with severe watery diarrhea who were hospitalized for 3 to 6 days in Imam Sajjad Yasouj Hospital. After completing the ethical form and being fully informed about participating in the research, the children's parents are randomly assigned to the control or intervention group based on the simple randomization method.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Children with acute watery diarrhea and moderate dehydration hospitalized in the children's department of Imam Sajjad Yasouj Hospital, Iran in 1401, registered informed consent from the parents of the children participating in the research.
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Intervention groups
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The control group of routine treatment and the intervention group of hydroalcoholic extract of Quercus brantii
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Main outcome variables
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1) Determining and comparing the average weight of the child on the first, second and third day in the intervention and placebo groups
2) Determining and comparing the average number of diarrhea on the first, second and third day in the intervention and placebo groups
3) Determine and compare the frequency of stool consistency (watery, soft and firm) on the first, second and third day in the intervention and placebo groups.
4) Determination and comparison of CBC, Diff, Na, K, BUN, Cr, BS, S/E, U/A in the intervention and placebo groups