Does zinc supplementation improve pregnancy outcome of women in Alexandria, Egypt?

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• Conditions: Pregnancy and Childbirth; Pregnancy outcome .

• Registration Number: PACTR201303000453309
• Lead Sponsor: High Institute of Public Health .

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-11-11
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

Pregnant women attending the health centers for antenatal care with the following characteristics were eligible for enrollment to the study:
1.Age range between 20-45 years.
2.Gestational age < 16 weeks assessed by recall of last menstrual period (LMP) and confirmed by Ultrasonography.
3.BMI between 18-26 kg/m2.
4.Normal course of pregnancy.
5.Women with predetermined risk of zinc deficiency at initial assessment. The risk was determined according to the serum zinc concentration. Women with a serum zinc level below the estimated median for gestational age at the time of enrollment were considered eligible for intervention. The cut off point for low serum zinc level was estimated according to a recent study.

Exclusion Criteria

-Women identified through interviews to be on any other form of zinc supplements at any dosage.
-Women with an established risk of having reduced or excessive birth weight of infants (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, renal and heart disease).
-Old primigravidae.
-Cases that developed complications or twin pregnancy during the follow up period.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1- Birth weight.; 2- Delivery data:

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Serum zinc after supplementation .