Endpoint
Diarrhoea duration
CAT:outcome/diarrhoea-durationreported in days1 finding from 1 compound
What moved it
How to read these marks1 finding · 1 compound · by evidence strength
| Compound | Direction | Findings | Strongest evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zn(2+) | down | 1 | Evidence strength: strong. Randomised human trials or their synthesis, with the effect's size and interval recorded and no recorded weakness outstanding. |
Reported to move it
1 finding
Zn(2+) — decreases
StrongEvidence strength: strong. Randomised human trials or their synthesis, with the effect's size and interval recorded and no recorded weakness outstanding.Finding“Twenty-four trials reported on the duration of diarrhoea, and the associated meta-analysis suggested that the duration of diarrhoea decreased significantly in the zinc group as compared to no zinc/placebo group (MD = −13.27 hours; 95% CI = −17.66, −8.89; 24 trials, 6249 participants, moderate certainty of evidence).”
Quoted verbatim from Zinc supplementation for acute and persistent watery diarrhoea in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.. - Study
- meta-analysis
- Participants
- 6,249
- Population
- Children under 10 years with acute watery diarrhoea; pooled across trials of oral zinc (various salts and doses) versus no zinc or placebo, standard care such as ORS given to both groups
Effect -13.27 mean difference, 95% CI -17.66 to -8.89
Zinc supplementation for acute and persistent watery diarrhoea in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.2024PMID:39641338An author is affiliated with a producerPermalink
How it is measured
Elapsed time from onset of a diarrhoeal episode to its resolution by the study's stated stool-consistency or frequency criterion, from a participant diary or clinician record. The reporting unit is recorded with each finding — this batch reports both days and hours.
Sources cited
1 paper
- Subject
- diarrhoea duration
- Findings
- 1
- Papers
- 1