BackgroundThe world health organization guidelines for treatment of diarrhea in children emphasize on continued feeding together with prescription of oral rehydration solution (ORS) and supplementary zinc therapy. However, conflicting viewpoints exist regarding the optimal diet and dietary ingredients for children with diarrhea. Moreover, few studies have investigated the effect of rice soup along with ORS in the treatment of this disease.ObjectivesThis study aimed to explore effects of simultaneous taking of glucose oral rehydration solution (G-ORS) and rice soup in the treatment of acute diarrhea in 8 to 24-month-old children.Patients and MethodsThis single-blind controlled clinical trial was conducted in the pediatric ward of 22nd of Bahman hospital, Gonabad, Iran between June 2013 and February 2014. Forty children aged 8-24 months with acute diarrhea were randomly assigned into an intervention group (G-ORS plus rice soup group) comprising 20 babies and a control group (G-ORS) of 20 children based on balanced blocking randomization. The variables under investigation were diarrhea duration, patient hospitalization, need for intravenous (IV) fluids and stool output frequency. Data was analyzed using independent samples t and chi-square test.ResultsAt the end of study, the time for treating acute watery diarrhea in the intervention and control groups were 21.10 ± 8.81 and 34.55 ± 5.82 hours (P < 0.001) and hospital stay were 34.05 ± 6.62 and 40.20 ± 6.32 hours (P = 0.005). Moreover, stool output frequency were 4.20 ± 0.95 and 8.00 ± 1.37 (P < 0.001) in the first 24 hours, and 2.18 ± 0.60 and 2.80 ± 0.76 (P = 0.03) in the second 24 hours of treatment in intervention and control groups, respectively.ConclusionsRice soup regimen was highly effective and inexpensive in the treatment of acute diarrhea in children. Thus, in addition to the common treatment by G-ORS, rice soup can be consumed simultaneously with G-ORS.

Introduction:Registry data are critical in order to develop an understanding of the various features of rheumatic diseases, disease-specific outcomes and also the burden of diseases. The Khorasan territory registry for rheumatic diseases will be used to describe diseases and co-morbid illness, assesses disease outcomes and the consequences of the therapeutic interventions, and has potential for measuring the costs and its cost-effectiveness. Khorasan territory registry for rheumatic diseases was founded by the Rheumatic Diseases Research Center (RDRC) in 2015. The Khorasan Data Bank for rheumatic diseases is designed for various rheumatic diseases. It will be used principally to study individuals with Systemic Lupus Erythematous, Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Poly-Dermatomyositis and other diseases. The main purpose of the rheumatic diseases registry is to design a system for systematic gathering, saving, analyzing and interpretation of data of patients with rheumatic diseases, and to further develop for prevention and treatment strategies in regards to planning the patients' care. Methods: Rheumatologist-written questionnaires have been developed to gather demographics, medical history, pregnancy history and outcomes, physical examinations as well as the patient's specific characteristics in accordance with their diagnosis of various rheumatic diseases and the treatment that each patient has received with regards to new biologics. It enrolls patients from the community who refer to rheumatology clinics at MUMS university hospitals, follows up with a validated key patient data set founded by the informatics center of MUMS. Rheumatologist-written data core make this longitudinal and ongoing registry available to statisticians for detailed analysis. Bio-banking will be our future mission. Results: So far, we have prepared the foundations and physical spaces and also, well organized questionnaires have been provided. Conclusion: Implementation of a well organized and funded registry are mandatory in our region in the north east of Iran for the prevention of the chaotic nature of the healthcare system and to provide well designed resources not simply for estimating the incidence of rheumatic diseases, but because it will also be a rich source of valid data for further studies. These data should be helpful in planning the delivery of rheumatology services not only in Mashhad-Khorasan, but also in the north east of Iran.

Background: The world health organization guidelines for treatment of diarrhea in children emphasize on continued feeding together with prescription of oral rehydration solution (ORS) and supplementary zinc therapy. However, conflicting viewpoints exist regarding the optimal diet and dietary ingredients for children with diarrhea. Moreover, few studies have investigated the effect of rice soup along with ORS in the treatment of this disease.