Effectiveness of High-dose Zinc Therapy and Albendazole in the Treatment of Environmental Enteropathy

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2011-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the therapeutic effectiveness of high-dose zinc therapy and de-worming albendazole as separate interventions in restoring normal gut absorptive and immunological function as measured by the dual sugar permeability test and additional biomarkers in 1-3 year old rural Malawian children at high risk for Environmental Enteropathy.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine
• Treatments: Albendazole; Zinc

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• 1-3 years of age

• Lives in study villages

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unable to drink 100 mL of sugar water

• Demonstrating evidence of severe acute malnutrition, WHZ < or = -3, presence of bi-pedal pitting edema

• Apparent need for acute medical treatment for an illness or injury

• Parent refusal to participate and return for 7-week follow-up