Effect of zinc supplementation on education performance of children with Down syndrome in Tehra
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Down Syndrome.Down Syndrome
- Registration Number
- IRCT201405105670N9
- Lead Sponsor
- Private
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 44
Inclusion Criteria
7 to 15 years old children with Down syndrome who are studying in special schools in Tehran.
Agreement to participate in the study:
normal diet and mixed eating habits
Criteria for excluding: receiving food supplements containing zinc since 6 months ago
any history of disease(Hypothyroidism, epilepsy, heart disease,..)
Any abnormal physiological and metabolic disease,Physical problems, organ defects, genetic abnormalities and visible disability
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cognitive Actvities. Timepoint: Before intervention, 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Wechsler scale-4.;Educational performance. Timepoint: Before intervention, 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Wechsler scale-4.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hair Zinc level. Timepoint: Before intervention, 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: ppm with flame atomic absorption spectrometry.;Food intake. Timepoint: Before intervention, 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: 24-hours recall for 3 sequential days.