Status:
COMPLETED
Weekly Zinc Chelate Supplementation on Children's Growth
Lead Sponsor:
Federal University of São Paulo
Conditions:
Short Stature
Eligibility:
All Genders
7-10 years
Phase:
PHASE2
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to measure the effect of weekly zinc supplementation on schoolchildren with growth deficit or normal stature.
Detailed Description
Zinc is an important micronutrient for humans. Trials with zinc have shown positive effects of supplementation on growth, but there is still a lack of results on schoolchildren population. This Random...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Children with one and a half or more standard deviations below the mean height for age and gender of the reference population (Z-score under -1.6) were included in the Growth Deficit group (GD). For the Normal Stature group(NS), HAZ was set up as being between -1 and +1 standard deviations from the mean height reference for age and sex.
Exclusion
- Children of GD group were evaluated by a Pediatrician specialized in growth disorders with the objective of excluding any organic or genetic condition correlated with growth deficit.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2000
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2001
Estimated Enrollment :
199 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01911260
Start Date
September 1 2000
End Date
March 1 2001
Last Update
December 24 2013
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