Impact of Home Zinc Treatment for Acute Diarrhea in Children

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

3000 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-10-31

Study Completion Date

2009-04-30

Brief Summary

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Background. Zinc deficiency is common in Africa. It has been shown in Asia that zinc as treatment for diarrhea can shorten the course of episodes of diarrhea, as well as prevent future episodes. The use of zinc at home to treat diarrhea in an African setting, where malaria, HIV and malnutrition are common, has not been well-studied.

Objective. To evaluate if zinc treatment for diarrhea given at home in Kenyan children will decrease the community prevalence of diarrhea more than zinc given only in the clinic Work planned. We propose to do a community-randomized intervention study of 10 days of dispersible zinc tablets given in the home, in addition to ORS, to treat diarrhea in children under-5 years of age living in a rural part of Bondo District. The comparison group will be children who receive zinc and ORS in the clinic only. The primary outcome will be a comparison of the prevalence of diarrhea in home zinc versus nonhome zinc villages. Secondary outcomes will be the incidence of repeat episodes of diarrhea, the duration of diarrheal illness, the prevalence of acute respiratory infection, and the effect of malaria infection on treatment with zinc. Thirty-three villages (approximately 1300 children) will be enrolled and children will be followed for 1 year.

Significance of results. If this study shows zinc given at home to be effective, this might be considered by the Kenyan MOH as an essential component of the treatment of diarrhea in children at the community level.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Diarrhea

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

Mothers recieve a blister pack of zinc tablets in home every two months for use when child in home under 5 years has diarrhea. ORS satchets also given. Instructions on when and how to use zinc and ORS and when to take child in clinic are given by community health worker. Zinc will also be given in clinic if child visits clinic with diarrhea and has not yet started zinc at home.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

zinc

Intervention Type DRUG

10 day blister pack of 20 mg zinc disperable tablets, 1 tablet qd for children 6 months to 4 years, 1/2 tablet qd for children 2-5 months

2

Mothers recieve ORS satchets at home every two months for use when child in home under 5 years has diarrhea. Instructions on when and how to use ORS and when to take child in clinic are given by community health worker. Zinc will be given in clinic if child visits clinic with diarrhea.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

zinc

Intervention Type DRUG

10 day blister pack of 20 mg zinc disperable tablets, 1 tablet qd for children 6 months to 4 years, 1/2 tablet qd for children 2-5 months

Interventions

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zinc

10 day blister pack of 20 mg zinc disperable tablets, 1 tablet qd for children 6 months to 4 years, 1/2 tablet qd for children 2-5 months

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All children 2 to 59 months of age in households within 33 selected villages

Exclusion Criteria

* Children under 2 months of age will not be eligible for enrollment, until they reach 2 months of age as the role of zinc has not been well-studied in neonates. Children of parents who do not give written informed consent for their participation will not be enrolled.

Minimum Eligible Age

2 Months

Maximum Eligible Age

4 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes