Status:
COMPLETED
Longitudinal Zinc Intakes and Exchangeable Zinc Pool Sizes in Breastfed Small for Gestational Age vs Appropriate for Gestational Age Infants in Pakistan
Lead Sponsor:
Aga Khan University
Collaborating Sponsors:
International Atomic Energy Agency
University of Colorado, Denver
Conditions:
Micronutrients
Gestational Age
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 48 years
Brief Summary
Large-scale zinc supplementation studies have demonstrated highly significant positive effects on growth, morbidity and mortality in infants who are born small for gestational age (SGA). This suggests...
Detailed Description
Scientific Background: Large-scale zinc supplementation studies have demonstrated highly significant positive effects on growth, morbidity and mortality in infants who are born small for gestational ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Mothers: Healthy women 18-40 yr; primips or multips; Infants: Healthy at birth
Exclusion
- Mothers: tobacco or alcohol use during pregnancy; HIV or chronic infection such as TB.
- Infants: twins/multiples; congenital infections, malformations; gestational age \< 37 wk ; severe anemia at birth.
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Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2007
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01140256
Start Date
January 1 2007
End Date
July 1 2009
Last Update
June 9 2010
Active Locations (1)
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Aga Khan university
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, 74800