TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of Rice Soup Consumption on Weight Gain and Blood Factors in Children with Acute Diarrhea: A Single-Blind Clinical Trial TT - تاثیر مصرف سوپ برنج بر وزن‌گیری و شاخص‌های خونی کودکان مبتلا به اسهال حاد: کارآزمایی بالینی یک‌سوکور JF - QHMS JO - QHMS VL - 20 IS - 2 UR - http://imtj.gmu.ac.ir/article-1-1991-en.html Y1 - 2014 SP - 75 EP - 79 KW - Oryza sativa [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68012275] KW - Diarrhea [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68003967] KW - Blood [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68001769] KW - Weight Gain [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/?term=Weight+Gain] N2 - Abstract Aims: Diarrhea is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in children in developing countries after respiratory infections. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of simultaneous consumption of rice soup and Oral Rehydration Salt on weight gain and blood factors in 8-24 months old children with acute diarrhea. Materials & Methods: This study is a controlled clinical trial which was done on 40 children 8 to 24 months old with acute diarrhea hospitalized in the pediatric ward in 22th Bahman hospital, Gonabad in 2013 who were selected using simple sampling method. Subjects were assigned into control and intervention groups using random allocation. The weight gain rate and blood factors including creatinine, urea, hemoglobin, hematocrit, bicarbonate and pH were studied and compared before and after intervention. Data was analyzed using SPSS 14.5 software using Chi-square, independent T and Mann-Whitney tests. Findings: There was no significant difference between two groups in terms of blood factors such as creatinine, urea, hematocrit, pH and bicarbonate before and after intervention. Also the reduction in hemoglobin was not significant between two groups, but the reduction in urea and creatinine in intervention group was more than control group. The mean of weight gain in the first and second 24hours had significant difference between two groups and it was higher in intervention group rather than control group. Conclusion: Rice soup consumption is caused more weight gain in treatment of children with acute diarrhea. The rice soup has no effect on blood factors except urea and creatinine in children with acute diarrhea as well. M3 ER -