Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS)
Treatment for Diarrheal Diseases
Typical Dosage: Varies by age/dehydration severity, e.g., 50-100 mL/kg over 4 hours
Effectiveness
95%
Safety Score
95%
Clinical Trials
2
Participants
500K
Comparative Safety Scale(Higher is safer)
Cyanideโ ๏ธ
Meth๐
Cigarettes๐ฌ
Chemoโข๏ธ
Alcohol๐บ
Morphine๐
Antibiotics๐
Tylenol๐
Exercise๐
Water๐ง
95
DangerousModerateSafe
Treatment Details
Dosage Range
Varies by age/dehydration severity, e.g., 50-100 mL/kg over 4 hours
Time to Effect
immediate
Treatment Duration
1-7 days
Evidence Quality
HIGHNumber Needed to Treat (NNT)
5(Treat 5 patients to see 1 additional successful outcome)
Confidence Score
98%confidence in effectiveness data
Health Economics
Annual Cost of Care
Drug Cost:$10
Monitoring:$800
Side Effect Mgmt:$0
Total Annual:$810
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Cost-Effectiveness Rating
EXCELLENTICER
$500/QALY
QALYs Gained
0.8
Outcome-Based Costs
Cost per Responder
$10.53
Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) Outcomes
for Diarrheal Diseases
Efficacy Outcomes
Overall Effectiveness
+95%
Response Rate
+95%
Common Side Effects
Vomiting (if drunk too quickly)
+5%
Hypernatremia (if mixed incorrectly)
+0.1%
Active Clinical Trials
1 active trial recruiting for Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) in Diarrheal Diseases
Testing a Scalable Model of the Cholera Hospital-Based Intervention for 7 Days (CHoBI7)
NCT06498817RECRUITINGNA
1.6K participants
INTERVENTIONAL
Mฤnikganj, Bangladesh
Started: Aug 19, 2024
Completed Clinical Trials
1 completed trial for Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) in Diarrheal Diseases
Cholera-Hospital-Based-Intervention-for-7-days
NCT04008134COMPLETEDNA
2.63K participants
INTERVENTIONAL
Started: Dec 4, 2016