Iron Supplementation Among Adolescent Girls in India

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Iron Deficiency Anemia

• Registration Number: NCT00198848
• Lead Sponsor: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Brief Summary

This study will implement and evaluate a community-based intervention to distribute and promote consumption of weekly iron-folic acid supplements and to provide nutrition education to reduce the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia among adolescent girls in West Bengal, India.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-09
• Study First Submitted: 2005-09-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-09-13
• Study First Posted: 2005-09-20
• Status Verified: 2006-01
• Primary Completion: 2007-07
• Study Completion: 2007-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-04-18
• Last Update Posted: 2018-04-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 2800

Inclusion Criteria

• Girl 12-19 years of age
• Resides in study area

Exclusion Criteria

• Does not reside in study area

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of anemia after 1 year of intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knowledge of iron supplements
Knowledge of anemia
Practices regarding treatment and prevention of anemia
Practices regarding iron supplements
Dietary iron intake

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Child In Need Institute; 🇮🇳 Kolkata, West Bengal, India