Active clinical trials for "Gastroenteritis"

Childhood gastroenteritis establishes gastrointestinal disease and increase the economic burden, and the pediatric population is especially vulnerable to these gastrointestinal infections. The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of intestinal microbiota and their relationship with childhood gastroenteritis.

In children aged 3 months to 10 years who present to the Pediatric Emergency Department (PED) with recent, significant vomiting and moderate dehydration, is treatment with Ondansetron Orally Disintegrating Tablet (ODT) better tolerated than treatment with Ondansetron Oral Solution (OS)? Our hypothesis is that children who receive Ondansetron ODT will have 10% less vomiting within 15 minutes of administration than those receiving Ondansetron OS.

The purpose of this study is to assess vaccine effectiveness of Rotarix in preventing rotavirus severe gastroenteritis among hospitalized infants, in Belgium.

The purpose of this study is To describe patient characteristics and drug usage among children that are prescribed esomeprazole for the first time and to compare them with patients who are prescribed other proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) or H2-receptor antagonists for the first time. To ascertain all incident hospitalized cases of angioneurotic oedema, pneumonia, gastroenteritis, failure to thrive, convulsions/seizures, acute interstitial nephritis and thrombocytopenia among new users in the three cohorts of esomeprazole, other PPIs and H2-receptor antagonists.

This survey is conducted for preparing application materials for re-examination under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Laws and its Enforcement Regulation, its aim is to reconfirm the clinical usefulness of Rotateq through collecting the safety information according to the Re-examination Regulation for New Drugs.

Acute renal failure (ARF) is a rare but serious complication of gastroenteritis and dehydration, the most common reason for pediatric emergency visits. Renal function is determined by the glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Serum creatinine, the current marker of GFR, is insensitive and a late marker of ARF. Unfortunately, "gold standard" methods for measurement of GFR are impractical in the emergency setting. Recently, cystatin C (CysC) was introduced as superior marker for the measurement of GFR, particularly in children. A single random blood sample allows for accurate determination of GFR in the so-called "creatinine-blind" range and independent of the body composition. There is growing evidence that the determination of serum CysC concentration can detect ARF in adults earlier than serum creatinine or urinary fractional sodium excretion. No studies have examined this marker for the early detection of ARF in children at risk. We therefore propose a prospective study that compares CysC with other biomarkers of renal dysfunction for the early detection of ARF in children with dehydration due to gastroenteritis. Patients with minor trauma and a minimal likelihood of ARF will serve as a control. This study may establish CysC as an accurate and cost-effective marker for identifying patients at risk.

This is a 1-year study evaluating hospitalizations and the medical care for the treatment of diarrhea from rotavirus infection in children < 5 years of age, conducted in four hospitals located in four Brazilian regions. A stool sample from each eligible child passing 3 or more loose stools or watery stools within a period of 24 hours and requiring hospitalization or rehydration therapy (oral or IV rehydration) will be tested for the presence of rotavirus, using standard laboratory procedures (ie, Enzyme Linked Ligand Sorbent Assay, or ELlSA) by all participating hospitals.

Fasting ketoacidosis adds morbidity to children affected by gastrointestinal infections. The investigators investigate oral glucose gel for its effectiveness in rapidly reducing ketoacidosis and for improvements in oral hydration therapy success.

This study aims to estimate the effectiveness of Rotarix™ vaccine against Rotavirus severe gastroenteritis (RV SGE) among hospitalised children aged between 12 weeks and < 5 years, in Venezuela and to assess the current disease burden after introduction of the vaccine.

The ARIES C. difficile Assay is a real-time PCR based qualitative in vitro diagnostic test for the direct detection of C. difficile nucleic acid in stool specimens.