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Micronutrient interventions to improve infant neurocognitive development and growth in early infancy

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Conditions
Infant neurocognitive development and growth
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Registration Number
ISRCTN15063705
Lead Sponsor
King's College London
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Ongoing
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
600
Inclusion Criteria

1. Pregnant women aged 18-49 years
2. Singleton pregnancy at <20 weeks gestation at initial pregnancy confirmation
3. Healthy, with no evidence of current severe anaemia (haemoglobin >7 g/dl)
4. Willingness to take a daily trial product (capsule) daily from 20 weeks of pregnancy until 6 months post-partum and for their infant to receive a daily trial product (syrup drops) from Day 8 until 6 months of age

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnancy:
1. Multiple pregnancy
2. Pregnancy =20 weeks gestation
3. Severe anaemia (haemoglobin <7 g/dl)
4. Any history or evidence of chronic disease (including HIV, TB, hypertension)
5. Unwilling to avoid the ingestion of other micronutrient supplements during the study period

Post-partum/infancy:
1. Very or extremely preterm infants (< 32 weeks gestation at delivery)
2. Very low birth weight infants (<1.5 kg at delivery)
3. Infants identified at any follow-up point as having severe-acute malnutrition (weight-for-height z score of <-3SD)
4. Non-breastfeeding mother-infant pairs
5. Unwilling to avoid the ingestion of – or for their infant to avoid the ingestion of – other micronutrient supplements during the study period
6. Any condition of the mother or infant that, in the opinion of the investigator, might compromise the safety or well-being of the participant or compromise adherence to protocol procedures (including the identification of severe neurodevelopmental conditions, such as cerebral palsy)

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
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