'Sprinkles': a new approach to reduce anaemia among children in India
Completed
- Conditions
- AnaemiaHaematological Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN26272961
- Lead Sponsor
- Research Institute Hospital for Sick Children (Canada)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 425
Inclusion Criteria
1. 6 - 18 months of age, either sex
2. Anaemic (haemoglobin [Hb] 70 - 100 g/L)
3. Ingesting weaning food in addition to breast milk
4. Free from major illness (including symptomatic for malaria) and afebrile
5. Living within study area for the following two months
6. Parental consent obtained
7. Only one child per household in the study
Exclusion Criteria
1. Hb less than 70 or greater than or equal to 100 g/L
2. Not receiving any complementary foods
3. Receiving an iron supplement within two weeks of the date of enrolment
4. Chronic illness
5. Severely malnourished: weight for age z-score less than -3.0
6. Another child in the household is a subject in this study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Haemoglobin, measured at 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 8 months after first dosing.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Serum ferritin, measured at 8 weeks<br>2. Side effects, measured every 2 weeks