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CTRI Number  CTRI/2013/02/003399 [Registered on: 15/02/2013] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 15/02/2013
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Other (Specify) [Oral Rehydration Solution]  
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A clinical trial to study the effects of two oral rehydration solutions,Low Osmolarity ORS and ReSoMal(Reduced Osmolarity Solution For Malnourished) in children with Severe Acute Malnutrition with diarrhea 
Scientific Title of Study   A randomized controlled trial to compare the safety and efficacy of low osmolarity ORS versus modified Rehydration Solution for Malnourished children (RESOMAL) for treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition and diarrhea 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Ruchika Kumar 
Designation  Postgraduate 
Affiliation  Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals 
Address  Department of Pediatrics Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals Bangla Sahib Road New Delhi

Central
DELHI
110001
India 
Phone  09711353475  
Fax    
Email  ruchika2908@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Praveen Kumar 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  Lady Hardinge MedicalCollege 
Address  Department of Pediatrics Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals Bangla Sahib Road New Delhi

Central
DELHI
110008
India 
Phone  09868579672  
Fax    
Email  pkpaed@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Praveen Kumar 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  Lady Hardinge MedicalCollege 
Address  Department of Pediatrics Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals Bangla Sahib Road New Delhi

Azamgarh
DELHI
110008
India 
Phone  09868579672  
Fax    
Email  pkpaed@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of Pediatrics Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals New Delhi 110008  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Department of Pediatrics 
Address  Lady Hardinge Medical College and Assoc Hospitals Bhagat Singh Road New Delhi-110 001 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
RuchikaKumar  Department of Pediatrics  Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals Bangla Sahib Road New Delhi
Central
DELHI 
09711353475

ruchika2908@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional ethical committee lady hardinge medical college and associate hospital  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Children With Severe Acute Malnutrition and Diarrhea,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Low Osmolarity ORS  Low Osmolarity ORS to be used as oral rehydration solution in children with Severe Acute Malnutrition with diarrhea as per WHO guidelines on oral rehydration, every half hourly for 2 hours followed by alternate hourly with diet for 10 hours till correction of hydration status. 
Comparator Agent  RESOMAL (Modified Rehydration Solution for Malnourished children)  RESOMAL to be used as oral rehydration solution in children with Severe Acute Malnutrition with diarrhea as per WHO guidelines on oral rehydration, every half hourly for 2 hours followed by alternate hourly with diet for 10 hours till correction of hydration status. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  6.00 Month(s)
Age To  59.00 Month(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Children having acute diarrhea(of <14 days) with Severe Acute Malnutrition
Severe Acute Malnutrition defined as weight for height < -3 SD per WHO growth charts and or bilateral pedal edema 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Child received I/V fluid before admission
Child with shock
Child with convulsion or any other life threatening complication
Child with known renal or heart disease
History of not passed urine for more than 6 hours
Electrolyte disturbance requring I/V correction 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Random Number Table 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Number of children who develop hyponatremia. (serum sodium less than 135 mmol/litre)  48 hours 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Incidence of hypokalemia  48 hours 
Stool frequency  48 hours 
Episodes of vomiting  48 hours 
Incidence of fluid overload  48hrs 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="110"
Sample Size from India="110" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/07/2012 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="9"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
Publication Details    
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary  
A randomized controlled trial to compare the safety and efficacy of low osmolarity ORS versus modified  Rehydration Solution for Malnourished children (RESOMAL) for treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition and diarrhea conducted in Kalawati saran children hospital, New Delhi , India. the primary outcome measure will be incidence of hyponatremia at 0,12,24,48 hrs.Secondary outcome measures will be incidence of hypokalemia, stool frequency and stool output in both the groups during 48 hours, episodes of vomiting in both the groups, incidence of fluid overload.
 

 
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