Status:
COMPLETED
Community Trial of Newborn Vitamin A Supplementation to Reduce Infant Mortality in Rural Bangladesh
Lead Sponsor:
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Collaborating Sponsors:
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Johns Hopkins University
Conditions:
Mortality Through Six Months of Age
Vitamin A Deficiency
Eligibility:
All Genders
1-30 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The purpose of this trial is determine whether a 50,000 IU oral dose of vitamin A delivered to newborn infants within the first days of life, reduces six-month infant mortality by at least 15%. The tr...
Detailed Description
This is a randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled, community trial of newborn vitamin A supplementation on mortality in the first six months of life. The trial is being implemented in 596 sector...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Infants born to women enrolled in a maternal supplementation trial, alive and less than 30 days of age during a newborn dosing visit
Exclusion
- Infants who died before the dose could be administered or infants older than 30 days at the time of dosing
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
15937 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00128557
Start Date
January 1 2004
End Date
December 1 2006
Last Update
October 3 2022
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JiVitA Bangladesh Project
Rangpur, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh