Efficacy of Newborn Vitamin A Supplementation Versus Placebo in Improving Child Survival (NeoVitA Trial)

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2013-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The study is a large randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy and safety of neonatal vitamin A supplementation administered to neonates once orally either on the day of birth or in the next 2 days in improving infant survival in the first 6 months of life.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Society for Applied Studies
• Collaborator: World Health Organization
• Treatments: Retinol palmitate; Vitamin A; Vitamin E; Vitamins

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Consent to participate

• All births in the study area that are contacted by enrolment team within the eligible age window

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unable to feed on offering feeds, as reported by the mother

• Mother does not intend to stay in the study area for at least 6 months