Treatment and Prevention of Severe Anemia in Pregnant Zanzibari Women
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this research is to compare the efficacy of two low-cost low intervention
packages to prevent and treat severe anemia in pregnant women in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The two
packages are Standard of Care as described by the WHO (presumptive treatment for malaria and
helminths plus daily iron + folic acid supplements) and Enhanced Care (Standard of Care plus
daily multivitamins and a 2nd dose of anthelminthic.)
Phase:
Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Cornell University
Collaborators:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health UNICEF