Status:
COMPLETED
Is Helicobacter Pylori Infection a Cause or Treatment Failure of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Children in Bangladesh?
Lead Sponsor:
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Conditions:
Helicobacter Pylori Infection
Iron Deficiency Anemia
Eligibility:
All Genders
2-5 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Helicobacter pylori is recognized as a major gastrointestinal pathogen in developing countries. This microorganism infects up to 60% of children less than five years in those countries and is strongly...
Detailed Description
We propose to complementary study: 1. A prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled field trial in two hundred sixty children of a peri-urban community near Dhaka City is proposed. 2. The assessmen...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Iron deficiency anemic children
- with weight for age \>60% of National Center for Health Statistics
- no evidence of deficiency diseases or systemic infection
- Informed consent of the parents
Exclusion
- Acute infection or apparent inflammatory process
- Signs of vitamins deficiency
- Severe anemia (Hemoglobin \<70 G/l)
- Severe malnutrition (marasmus, marasmic kwasiorkar or kwasiorkar)
- Presence of hook worms and /or Giardia lamblia (cyst or vegetative form) in a stool microscopic examination
- Presence of fat in a stool microscopic examination
- Presence of occult blood in a stool as demonstrated by Guaiac test
- History of taking antibiotics or any drugs for any cause in the preceding month
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 1997
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
May 1 2001
Estimated Enrollment :
260 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00284700
Start Date
December 1 1997
End Date
May 1 2001
Last Update
February 11 2022
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ICDDR,B
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1212