Status:
COMPLETED
Delivery of Iron and Zinc Supplements: Evaluation of Interaction Effect on Biochemical and Clinical Outcomes
Lead Sponsor:
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Collaborating Sponsors:
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Conditions:
Anemia
Diarrhea
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-18 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
With the long-term public health goal of developing an effective micronutrient supplementation program to improve child health by improving iron and zinc status and decreasing morbidity due to diarrhe...
Detailed Description
Iron supplementation is used in reducing anemia and improving hemoglobin status. Zinc supplementation is emerging as possibly an efficacious preventive measure in decreasing incidence of severe diarrh...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Children 6-18 months old
- Permanent residents of the selected villages
Exclusion
- Severe malnutrition requiring hospitalization (defined as weight for height \<-3 SD Z-score)
- Severe anemia requiring treatment (hemoglobin \< 70 g/L)
- Chronic illness that would impair feeding ability
- Likely to move in next 6 months.
- Fever greater than 38.5
- Regular iron supplementation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
1000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00470158
Start Date
May 1 2007
End Date
February 1 2008
Last Update
April 20 2018
Active Locations (1)
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ICDDR,B
Dhaka, Mohakhali, Bangladesh, 1212