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Specific Micronutrient deficiencies In School Going Childre

Not Applicable
Registration Number
CTRI/2019/02/017783
Lead Sponsor
Glaxo Smith Kline Consumer Healthcare Ltd
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Open to Recruitment
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1. Age between 6-16 years.

2. Reside with parents within 5 kilometers of radius from school.

3. Written informed consent from parents or assent of the child to participate in the study has been collected.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Age < 6 years or >16 years.

2. Children with the BMI <12.5%.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Prevalence of specific micronutrient deficiencies and assessment of <br/ ><br>other parameters [Hemoglobin (Hb), Ferritin and Lead (Pb)] in <br/ ><br>comparison to their reference ranges.Timepoint: 2 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
A) Anthropometric assessment <br/ ><br>B) Cognitive assessment by <br/ ><br>1. General Intelligence (CPM &SPM), <br/ ><br>2. Attention and concentration and Visuo-motor coordination <br/ ><br>(Coding Test MISIC), <br/ ><br>3. Working Memory (Digit span Test, Arithmetic). <br/ ><br>C) Socio-economic status by Kuppuswami scale (2018) <br/ ><br>D) 3 day Dietary intake assessed by 24 hour recall (2 working days <br/ ><br>are Monday and Tuesday and 1 weekend is Sunday). <br/ ><br>E) Prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis, community acquired <br/ ><br>pneumonia , diarrhea, and eczema.Timepoint: 3 months
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