Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Appetite and Growth in Primary Malnourished Children

Phase 4

• Conditions: Appetite Disorders
• Interventions: Other: Placebo; Drug: Zinc sulphate

• Registration Number: NCT03098810
• Lead Sponsor: Ain Shams University

Brief Summary

Zinc supplementation effect on appetite and growth of malnourished children

Detailed Description

The investigators will do s. Zinc and letting before and after zinc supplementation

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2017-03
• Study First Submitted: 2017-03-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-03-31
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-03-31
• Study Start: 2017-04-01
• Study First Posted: 2017-04-04
• Last Update Posted: 2017-04-04
• Primary Completion: 2017-09-01
• Study Completion: 2017-12-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• primary malnourished

Exclusion Criteria

• zinc supplementation in the previous 3 months Children with chronic disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Normal children	Placebo	Placebo
Malnourished children	Zinc sulphate	Oral zinc sulphate syrup

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Appetite	From start of supplementation to the end of the three months of supplementation	Child eating behavior questionnaire

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Weight	From start of supplementation to the end of the three months of supplementation	Weight
Height	From start of supplementation to the end of the three months of supplementation	Height