The effect of snacks fortified with vitamin D, iron, zinc and L-arginine on malnutritio
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Malnutrition.Protein-calorie malnutrition of moderate and mild degree
- Registration Number
- IRCT20181204041843N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
Aged between 6 and 10 years
Children with a weight for age chart below the 5th percentile
Children whose parents have completed the informed consent form
Exclusion Criteria
Serious medical illnesses including neurologic, cancer, thyroid, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, endocrine, renal, hepatic and eating disorders
Children with long-term short stature
Intake of medications that could affect body weight, appetite, vitamin D, zinc and iron metabolism
Participation in any other weight management studies within the last 6 months
Taking multivitamin-mineral supplements and other food supplements
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Weight for age. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention. Method of measurement: Digital scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 25 (OH)vit D. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention. Method of measurement: ELISA.;Serum Ferritin. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention. Method of measurement: ELISA.;Serum iron. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention. Method of measurement: Spectrophotometry.;Albumin. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention. Method of measurement: Laboratory measurement.;Serum transferrin. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention. Method of measurement: Laboratory measurement.;Serum Zinc. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention. Method of measurement: Laboratory measurement.;Serum IGF-1. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention. Method of measurement: Laboratory measurement.;Anthropometric indices (weight, Height, BMI). Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention. Method of measurement: Digital scales.