Status:
COMPLETED
Iron and Vitamin A in School Children
Lead Sponsor:
University Ghent
Collaborating Sponsors:
Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR)
Arba Minch University
Conditions:
Anemia, Iron Deficiency
Vitamin A Deficiency
Eligibility:
All Genders
7-10 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The WHO recommended intermittent iron supplementation as a strategy for prevention of anemia and iron deficiency among school age children. Several aspects of cognitive development, co-supplementation...
Detailed Description
Iron deficiency is the commonest micronutrient deficiency worldwide and the major cause of specific anemia - iron deficiency anemia. Iron is an essential mineral with lots of functions in the human bo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- One or both their parents signed informed consent form;
- Their parents planned to stay during the period of the study (for the full academic year) in the kebele; and
- They accept of the intervention package including blood draw and home visits. School children with severe anemia (Hb concentration \<80 g/L) will be treated by conventional protocol for three months at nearby health centres. After reassessing their haemoglobin concentrations, they can be assigned to their intervention groups if they become eligible as described above.
Exclusion
- Chronically ill children like diagnosed diabetic and asthma
- Severely under nourished children (defined as body mass index z-score \<-3 standard deviations of the median WHO reference population)
- Those who are treated for tuberculosis or suspected to have tuberculosis
- Children with diagnosed haemoglobinopathy (sickle cell and thalassemias)
- Children with night blindness
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 2 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 28 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
504 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04137354
Start Date
November 2 2020
End Date
December 28 2021
Last Update
March 3 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Arba Minch University
Arba Minch, Ethiopia