The Effect of Vitamin A With and Without Zinc and Multivitamin Supplementation on Malaria Morbidity in Ghanaian Children
NCT ID: NCT02878265
Last Updated: 2016-08-25
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE3
547 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2011-11-30
2012-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
NONE
Study Groups
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Vitamin A
A single dose of 20,000IU Vitamin A for the whole study period
Vitamin A
Vitamin A supplements
Vitamin A and zinc
A single dose of 20,000IU Vitamin A and 10mg of elemental zinc each day for 5 months
Vitamin A and ZInc
Combination of vitamin A and zinc supplements
Vitamin A , Zinc and Multivitamin
A single dose of 20,000IU Vitamin A , 10mg of elemental zinc each day and 0.5ml/kg multivitamin syrup for 5 months
Vitamin A , Zinc and Multivitamin
Combination of vitamin A, zinc and multivitamins
Interventions
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Vitamin A
Vitamin A supplements
Vitamin A and ZInc
Combination of vitamin A and zinc supplements
Vitamin A , Zinc and Multivitamin
Combination of vitamin A, zinc and multivitamins
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* will stay in the community for 10years
Exclusion Criteria
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
OTHER
University of Ghana
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Wilhelmina Annie Mensah
Ms
Principal Investigators
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Patricia k Brown, PhD
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
Kwame Nkrumah Univeristy of Science and Technolgy
Wilhelmina A Mensah, Mphil
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Ghana
Locations
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Amoako
Accra, Accra, Ghana
Countries
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References
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Veenemans J, Milligan P, Prentice AM, Schouten LR, Inja N, van der Heijden AC, de Boer LC, Jansen EJ, Koopmans AE, Enthoven WT, Kraaijenhagen RJ, Demir AY, Uges DR, Mbugi EV, Savelkoul HF, Verhoef H. Effect of supplementation with zinc and other micronutrients on malaria in Tanzanian children: a randomised trial. PLoS Med. 2011 Nov;8(11):e1001125. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001125. Epub 2011 Nov 22.
Zeba AN, Sorgho H, Rouamba N, Zongo I, Rouamba J, Guiguemde RT, Hamer DH, Mokhtar N, Ouedraogo JB. Major reduction of malaria morbidity with combined vitamin A and zinc supplementation in young children in Burkina Faso: a randomized double blind trial. Nutr J. 2008 Jan 31;7:7. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-7-7.
Owusu-Agyei S, Newton S, Mahama E, Febir LG, Ali M, Adjei K, Tchum K, Alhassan L, Moleah T, Tanumihardjo SA. Impact of vitamin A with zinc supplementation on malaria morbidity in Ghana. Nutr J. 2013 Sep 23;12:131. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-12-131.
Imdad A, Herzer K, Mayo-Wilson E, Yakoob MY, Bhutta ZA. Vitamin A supplementation for preventing morbidity and mortality in children from 6 months to 5 years of age. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Dec 8;(12):CD008524. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008524.pub2.
Other Identifiers
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VAZ20016
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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