Evaluation of the Efficacy of Different Strategies to Treat Anemia in Mexican Children

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Anemia
• Interventions: Dietary Supplement: Iron; Dietary Supplement: Multiple micronutrients supplement; Dietary Supplement: micronutrient fortified porridge powder; Dietary Supplement: Iron and ascorbic acid fortified water; Dietary Supplement: Iron plus folic acid supplement

• Registration Number: NCT00822380
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro

Brief Summary

Anemia continues to be a major public health problem in many regions of the world and it is still not clear which strategy is more effective in children population in terms of adherence and efficacy. The objective was to evaluate the efficacy and acceptance of several strategies that have been recently recommended to treat anemia on anemic children (6 to 43 mo):Iron supplement, iron+folic acid supplement, a multiple micronutrients supplement a micronutrient fortified complementary food in the form of porridge powder or zinc+iron+ascorbic acid fortified water.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2003-03
• Primary Completion: 2003-11
• Study Completion: 2004-11
• Status Verified: 2009-01
• Study First Submitted: 2009-01-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-01-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-01-13
• Study First Posted: 2009-01-14
• Last Update Posted: 2009-01-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 680

Inclusion Criteria

• Hemoglobin less than 11.7g/dL and above 7.0g/dL

Exclusion Criteria

• Breastfeeding
• Chronic gastroenteritis
• Any other severe illness

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Anemic children	Iron	-
Anemic children	Multiple micronutrients supplement	-
Anemic children	micronutrient fortified porridge powder	-
Anemic children	Iron and ascorbic acid fortified water	-
Anemic children	Iron plus folic acid supplement	-