The effect of deworming and iron supplementation on the learning ability of school children in the plantation sector of Sri Lanka
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Soil-transmitted helminth infections, iron deficiency anaemia, cognitive ability
- Registration Number
- SLCTR/2009/009
- Lead Sponsor
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow up complete
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 2000
Inclusion Criteria
1. Estate schools with >60 and <400 children. 2. Children attending Grade 4 in the selected schools
Exclusion Criteria
Children with Hb level < 7.0 g/L
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Prevalence of anaemia (Hb<11.0 g/L)<br> [6-months follow-up survey<br>]<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth infections<br>2. Mean Hb concentration<br>3. Sustained attention<br>4. Educational achievement [6-months follow-up survey<br>]<br>