Effectiveness of Adding Zinc to the Current Case Management Package of Diarrhea in a Primary Health Care Setting
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2004-08-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Use of zinc in diarrhea may be an effective intervention to reduce hospitalizations and child
mortality as it could reach the most vulnerable children in a community and reduce severity
of not only diarrhea but also of associated infections. It might also potentially reduce
antibiotic use.
We conducted a pilot study prior to conducting a community based controlled effectiveness
trial to assess whether addition of zinc as a therapeutic modality for diarrhea delivered
through existing channels, reduces visits to health care providers, antibiotic and other drug
use, and increases ORS use during diarrhea.
Phase:
Phase 1
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Society for Applied Studies
Collaborators:
Johns Hopkins University World Health Organization