Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: Children with acute gastroenteritis, aged 6 months to 16 years where enrolled (n = 104) and randomized to one single oral dose (0.15mg/kg) of ondansetron (n = 52) or placebo (n = 52). The number of diarrhoea and vomiting episodes during the 24 hours following treatment was reported as well as the number of days with symptoms. Pathogens in faeces were diagnosed by real-time PCR. Outcome parameters were analyzed for rotavirus- and norovirus-positive children. RESULTS: One dose of oral ondansetron reduced duration of rotavirus clinical symptoms (p = 0.014), with a median of two days. Furthermore, ondansetron reduced diarrhea episodes, most pronounced in children that had been sick for more than 3 days before treatment (p = 0.028). CONCLUSION: TRIAL REGISTRATION: European Clinical Trial Database EudraCT 2011-005700-15.
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Authors | Marie Hagbom, Daniel Novak, Malin Ekström, Younis Khalid, Maria Andersson, Magnus Lindh, Johan Nordgren, Lennart Svensson |
Journal | PloS one
(PLoS One)
Vol. 12
Issue 10
Pg. e0186824
( 2017)
ISSN: 1932-6203 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 29077725
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Chemical References |
- Antidiarrheals
- Antiemetics
- Placebos
- Ondansetron
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Antidiarrheals
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Antiemetics
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Double-Blind Method
- Female
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Ondansetron
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Placebos
- Prospective Studies
- Rotavirus Infections
(drug therapy)
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