Status:
COMPLETED
Community Trial of Zinc Supplementation on Preschool Child Mortality and Morbidity in Southern Nepal
Lead Sponsor:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborating Sponsors:
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Conditions:
Nutrition
Eligibility:
All Genders
1-36 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether daily supplementation of young children in Nepal with either zinc, iron-folic acid, or both can reduce mortality and morbidity. Young children in Nepa...
Detailed Description
Mortality rates among preschool age children in Nepal and many other developing countries remain high despite significant progress made over the past 20 years. There remain significant nutritional def...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All children 1-35 months of age living in 30 Village Development Committees of Sarlahi District in southern Nepal.
Exclusion
- Parent refusal
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2001
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
January 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
58000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00109551
Start Date
October 1 2001
End Date
January 1 2006
Last Update
May 1 2013
Active Locations (3)
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1
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205-2103
2
Cornell University Division of Nutritional Sciences
Ithaca, New York, United States, 14853
3
Nepal Nutrition Intervention Project-Sarlahi
Kathmandu and Sarlahi District, Nepal