Status:
COMPLETED
Impact of Maternal Vitamin A or Beta-Carotene Supplementation on Maternal and Infant Mortality in Bangladesh
Lead Sponsor:
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Collaborating Sponsors:
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Conditions:
Vitamin A Deficiency
Maternal Mortality
Eligibility:
FEMALE
15-49 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The purpose of this trial is to determine whether providing women with a weekly oral supplement of vitamin A, either preformed or as beta-carotene, at a dosage equivalent to a recommended intake from ...
Detailed Description
Maternal mortality and vitamin A deficiency coexist in rural South Asia. In Nepal, weekly supplementation with vitamin A or beta-carotene during the child-bearing years reduced all-cause maternal mort...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Married women of reproductive age
- First pregnancy during time period of trial
Exclusion
- Premenarchial girls
- Married women with a previous pregnancy enrolled into the trial
- Previously married women who have moved into the study area
- Single women (never married, widowers)
- Women who are sterilized (or whose husbands are sterilized)
- Menopausal women
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2001
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
59666 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00198822
Start Date
August 1 2001
End Date
March 1 2008
Last Update
March 7 2012
Active Locations (3)
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1
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205
2
JiVitA Bangladesh Project
Rangpur, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh
3
JiVitA Project Office
Rangpur City, Rangpur District, Bangladesh, 5400