In children, desmopressin melt produced lower early diuresis rates than tablets in more than 25% of patients.
In plain wordsIn children, desmopressin melt produced lower early urine output than tablets in more than 25% of patients.
- Peptide
- Desmopressin
- Outcome
- DecreaseEarly diuresis rate
- Study
n = 19
- Comparator
- Desmopressin tablet with a standardized meal
- Outcome group
- Urine Production · Kidney and urinary
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · oralAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- Patients with higher diuresis rate on tablet than melt
- > 25%
- early response phase
Source sentences
In the early response phase more than 25% of patients had a higher diuresis rate with tablet vs melt formulation, reaching statistical significance in the plateau phase (urine collected at hours 3 to 5, p <0.02) and in duration of action (urine collected at hours 5 to 8, p <0.005).
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
After achieving maximal diluting capacity a standardized meal was administered, followed by desmopressin tablet (t test) or melt (M-test).
Paired data from 4 girls and 15 boys with a mean age of 12.1 years were obtained.