utritional supplement sprinkles with zinc and micronutrients

Completed

• Conditions: Anaemia and diarrhoea; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

• Registration Number: ISRCTN39244429
• Lead Sponsor: Instituto de Investigación Nutricional (IIN) (Peru)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-03-16
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 902

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged between 6 months and 17 months, 29 days of age
2. Residents of Villa El Salvador, Lima, Peru
3. Born at term
4. Birth weight equal or higher than 2500g
5. Healthy
6. Parents agree to sign the informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria

1. Age less than 6 months, or equal to/greater than 18 months
2. Not residents in the area of intervention
3. Children with an initial haemoglobin equal to or less than 8g/dL will be evaluated by a doctor to rule out some additional pathology and will receive treatment according to Peruvian Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Salud [MINSA]) norms
4. Weight/Length less than -2 Standard Deviations (SD)
5. Any chronic, congenital, or severe illnesses
6. Children that regularly consume other micronutrient supplements

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified