Impact of Vitamin B12 Supplementation With Iron and Folic Acid on Adolescent Girls

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2013-01-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The study is a clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of Vitamin B12 supplementation along with Iron Folic Acid (IFA) in combating anaemia. Adolescent anaemic girls will be randomly divided into two groups.

• Group 1: IFA weekly supplementation along with Information, Education, Communication sessions

• Group 2: IFA + Cyanocobalamin weekly supplementation along with Information, Education, Communication sessions

Duration of supplementation: 6 months

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Indian Council of Medical Research
• Collaborator: Delhi University
• Treatments: Folic Acid; Hydroxocobalamin; Iron; Vitamin B 12; Vitamin B Complex

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Willingness to participate

• Unmarried or married (who still reside with their parents, i.e. prior to 'Gauna') adolescent girl.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Severe anaemia

• Pregnant Adolescent girls

• Medical conditions like TB, Cancer etc