Could a special drink shorten your Child's stomach bug?
NCT ID NCT06137014
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding amino acids to the standard rehydration drink can help children aged 6 months to 5 years recover faster from acute gastroenteritis (stomach flu). About 72 kids with mild to moderate diarrhea will receive either the fortified drink or standard oral rehydration therapy. Researchers will track stool frequency, duration of diarrhea, and natural infection-fighting peptides in the stool.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Amino acid-fortified oral rehydration solution
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to reduce the severity and duration of diarrhea in children with stomach flu.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 1/2 trial with only 72 children, so results may not be conclusive. The added amino acids might not provide significant benefit over standard care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 72 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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6 months to 5 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Between the ages of 6 months and 5 years. * Experiencing mild to moderate acute gastroenteritis for less than two (2) days before admission to Pediatric Emergency Department. * Diarrhea presumed infectious Exclusion Criteria: * Severe gastroenteritis with moderate to severe dehydration * Requiring inpatient care * Requiring antibiotics * Requiring IV rehydration * History of chronic diarrhea * Presenting with diarrhea for greater than 2 days prior to admission * Allergy to any of the ingredients in the study products * Inborn metabolic disorder of amino acids * Receives post-pyloric feedings
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Conditions
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Locations
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Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
RECRUITINGNew Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States
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