Sucrose at Triage for Acute Gastroenteritis Episode in Children (STAGE)
Gastroenteritis Acute, Vomiting
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Gastroenteritis Acute focused on measuring children, sucrose, emergency department, triage
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Children aged 6 months to 6 years. We will restrict to this age group to have a more homogenous group.
- At least 3 non-bilious, non-bloody, vomiting in the last 24 hours
- No other diagnostic more likely than acute viral gastroenteritis suspected at triage
Exclusion Criteria:
- Severe dehydration (based on poor capillary refill or hypotension)
- Hypoglycemia identified by the triage nurse (< 2,8 mmol)
- Bilious or bloody vomiting
- Chronic disease other than asthma
- Previous inclusion in the study
- Inability to obtain parental informed consent (language barrier, absence, etc.)
Sites / Locations
- Sainte-Justine HospitalRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Sucrose
Control
The experimental arm will receive 1.5 ml/kg of the sucrose solution at triage (once). The composition of the homemade sucrose solution used in our emergency department is 3.5 g of table sugar (sucrose) mixed with 10 ml of diluted juice (see standard arm description) to obtain a solution with the same appearance as the standard arm.
This group will receive 1.5 mL/kg of diluted juice composed of juice (apple or orange) and water in equal proportion once at triage. This solution contains 0.05 g/ml of sucrose for a total of 0.075 g/kg of sucrose (eight times less than the intervention arm).