Clinical trial to assess impact of iron, folic acid and Vitamin B12 supplementation on anaemic adolescent girls
- Conditions
- Mild (Hb: 10-11.9 g%) and moderate anaemia (Hb: 7-9.9 g%) among adolescent girls
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2011/12/002217
- Lead Sponsor
- Indian Council of Medical Research
- Brief Summary
The study is a randomized clinical trial to be conducted on mild or moderately anaemic adolescent girls (11-18 yrs) in a slum in xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /Delhi. Anaemic adolescent girls (n=360) will be randomly divided into two groups. Group 1(n=180) will be given weekly supplementation of Iron and Folic acid for six months, whereas group 2 (n=180) will be given weekly supplementation of Iron Folic Acid and Vitamin B12 to assess the impact of Vitamin B12 supplementation on reducing the prevalence of anaemia. Anthropometric measurements and dietary information will be collected besides biochemical analysis. IEC sessions will be organized for both the groups.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 360
a)Mild or Moderately anaemic girl (11-18 yrs) b)Willingness to participate c)unmarried or married (who still reside with their parents, i.e. prior to ‘Gauna’) adolescent girl.
a)Adolescent girls with severe anaemia b)Pregnant Adolescent girls c)Adolscent girls suffering from any medical conditions like TB, Cancer etc.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in hemoglobin concentration At the baseline and at the end of the trial, i.e. 6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in serum ferritin, folic acid and vitamin B12 concentration baseline and at end of 6 months
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Kirti Nagar
🇮🇳West, DELHI, India
Kirti Nagar🇮🇳West, DELHI, IndiaDr G S TotejaPrincipal investigator011-23731633gstoteja@gmail.com