Impact of zinc supplementation in low birth weight infants on severe morbidity and zinc status: a randomised controlled trial (India)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: ow Birth Weight (LBW); Neonatal Diseases; Low birth weight

• Registration Number: ISRCTN85633178
• Lead Sponsor: The Department of Child and Adolescent Health (CAH)/World Health Organization (WHO) (Switzerland)

Brief Summary

2009 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19553296/ (added 15/07/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2005-02-10
• Study Completion: 2005-09-10
• Last Update Posted: 26 July 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2052

Inclusion Criteria

1. Infants aged 14 to 28 days born after 37 weeks of gestation and weighing less than or equal to 2.5 kg at birth (less than 10th percentile of the National Center for Health Statistics [NCHS] median birth weight)
2. Either sex
3. Resides within 7 km of the hospital

Exclusion Criteria

1. Likely to leave the area of residence within six months of enrolment, i.e. visitors to the area, those that have already planned to visit their village, those definite that they are moving to another locality
2. Congenital malformations, congenital heart disease, metabolic disorders, renal diseases etc.
3. Non-consent for participation
4. Temporary exclusion criteria: illness requiring hospitalisation
5. Twins

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified