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Zinc, Mental Health, and School Performance in Guatemalan Schoolchildren

NCT00283660 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 750

Last updated 2015-11-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will determine whether supplements of the mineral zinc will improve mental health and school performance among schoolchildren in Guatemala.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

10 mg zinc oxide

10 mg zinc oxide

OTHER

Placebo

Placebo pill taken five days a week for six months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP)

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Mexican National Institute of Public Health

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Emory University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Aryeh D Stein, PhD · Emory University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
11 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-01-31
Primary Completion
2006-10-31
Completion
2006-10-31

Countries

  • Guatemala

Study Locations

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Diseases

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