Flavored Intravenous Ondansetron Administered Orally for the Treatment of Persistent Vomiting

NCT ID: NCT02473887

Last Updated: 2015-06-17

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-09-30

Study Completion Date

2015-01-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to give children with gastroenteritis with persistent vomiting flavored intravenous ondansetron orally. The investigators test the palatability of the drug and check the serum level of ondansetron at 4 hours .

Detailed Description

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This is a prospective pilot study for children,3-8 years of age presented to the Pediatric Emergency Department in the state of Qatar between September 2014 and January 2015, with acute gastroenteritis with mild to moderate dehydration, more than 2 episodes of vomiting in the last 24 hours, and who had failed oral rehydration trial in the department as per the department oral hydration protocol. Acute gastroenteritis was defined as diarrhea and vomiting for less than a week period.

Hydration level was assessed for all patients on arrival, and eligible patients were enrolled after obtaining an informed written consent.Enrolled patients received intravenous ondansetron form orally after being flavored 1:1 with ORA-sweet, the dose of ondansetron was determined based on the patient presenting weight. Palatability was evaluated by the primary investigator within one minute fom drug administration applying taste scores for children and recorded according to a specific scoring system. All patients were kept nil per oral for 30 minutes and then oral rehydration trial was started as per the department rehydration protocol. If the drug was vomited within 30 min of administration, a similar second dose was given. Blood level for ondansetron was collected 4 hours after the successful drug administration and was sent to the department laboratory within 5 min. Patients were sent home when they were ready for discharge as per the treating physician discretion. All patients were followed by a telephone call after 24 hours to assess the safety and efficacy of the orally taken ondansetron.

Conditions

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Gastroenteritis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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gastroenteritis with persistent vomiting.

patients with gastroenteritis with persistent vomiting received single dose of intravenous ondansetron form orally after being flavored with 1:1 ORA-sweet, the dose of ondansetron was determined based on the patient presenting weight.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ondansetron with1:1 ORA - sweet.

Intervention Type DRUG

single dose of intravenous ondansetron form orally after being flavored with 1:1 ORA-sweet, the dose of ondansetron was determined based on the patient presenting weight.

Interventions

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Ondansetron with1:1 ORA - sweet.

single dose of intravenous ondansetron form orally after being flavored with 1:1 ORA-sweet, the dose of ondansetron was determined based on the patient presenting weight.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Zofran

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* children 3-8 years of age.
* acute simple gastroenteritis with mild to moderate dehydration.
* more than 2 episodes of vomiting in 24 hours period.

Exclusion Criteria

* known hypersensitivity to ondansetron.
* seizure disorder.
* chronic liver or kidney diseases.
* on any chronic medication.
Minimum Eligible Age

3 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

8 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hamad Medical Corporation

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Khalid Al-Ansari, MD, FRCPC, FAAP

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha - Qatar

References

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Freedman SB, Adler M, Seshadri R, Powell EC. Oral ondansetron for gastroenteritis in a pediatric emergency department. N Engl J Med. 2006 Apr 20;354(16):1698-705. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa055119.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16625009 (View on PubMed)

DeCamp LR, Byerley JS, Doshi N, Steiner MJ. Use of antiemetic agents in acute gastroenteritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Sep;162(9):858-65. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.162.9.858.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18762604 (View on PubMed)

Sturm JJ, Pierzchala A, Simon HK, Hirsh DA. Ondansetron use in the pediatric emergency room for diagnoses other than acute gastroenteritis. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Mar;28(3):247-50. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182494d87.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22344213 (View on PubMed)

Angelilli ML, Toscani M, Matsui DM, Rieder MJ. Palatability of oral antibiotics among children in an urban primary care center. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2000 Mar;154(3):267-70. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.154.3.267.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10710025 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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14-00030

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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