Effects of a school-based intervention programme on growth, health and well-being of schoolchildren in three African countries: The KaziAfya project

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: School-based physical activity and multi-micronutrient supplementation to increase health and improve health-related behaviours; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN29534081
• Lead Sponsor: Fondation Botnar

Brief Summary

2020 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31907019 protocol (added 08/01/2020) 2021 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33669905/ baseline data (added 27/04/2021) 2021 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34490179/ baseline data (added 08/10/2021) 2021 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34172589/ baseline data on socioeconomic status and cardiorespiratory fitness (added 28/01/2022) 2022 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35667732/ (added 07/06/2022) 2021 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33923436/ (added 06/09/2023) 2021 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33941121/ (added 06/09/2023) 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35081959/ (added 06/09/2023) 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35807790/ (added 06/09/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-08-09
• Study Completion: 2021-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 18 September 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4000

Inclusion Criteria

1. Attending grade 1 to 4
2. Aged 6 to 12 years (corrected 30/04/2019)
3. Written informed consent by parent/guardian
4. Not participating in other clinical trials
5. Not receiving multi-micronutrient supplements
6. Not suffering from clinical conditions that prevent participation in physical activity, as determined by qualified medical personnel

Exclusion Criteria

1. Congenital or acquired alteration of the gastrointestinal tract, which could impair absorption of the multi-micronutrient supplements
2. Taken vitamin and mineral supplements in the past 6 months.
3. Fetal alcohol syndrome

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified