Impact of Zinc Supplementation on Mortality and Hospitalizations in Children Aged 1 Months to 23 Months

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2003-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Children, aged 1 months to 23 months, in the intervention households received zinc, iron and folic acid and those in the control households were administered iron and folic acid (IFA) alone for a period of one year. The primary outcomes were hospitalizations and deaths during this period.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Society for Applied Studies
• Collaborators: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi; World Health Organization
• Treatments: Folic Acid; Iron; Vitamin B Complex; Zinc

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 1 months to 23 months

• Either sex

• Resident of study area

Exclusion Criteria:

• Likely to leave the area during the study period

• Non consent

• Temporary exclusion criteria Illness requiring hospitalization Visible severe wasting. Visibly wasted children will be referred to a hospital for treatment. They will be eligible for enrollment only after effective rehabilitation.