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Effect of Mass Deworming on Child Growth

NCT00344669 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10000

Last updated 2006-10-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study was to determine whether periodical mass deworming improves growth in children below six years of age.

Conditions

  • Low Weight for Age in Preschool Children

Interventions

DRUG

Albendazole 400 mg, given 6 monthly

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ministry of Health, Uganda

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • World Bank

    collaborator OTHER

  • Makerere University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joseph K Konde-Lule, MD DPH MSc · Makerere University

  • John F Mutumba, MBChB, MSc · Ministry of Health, Uganda

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Year
Max Age
7 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2000-08-31
Completion
2003-11-30

Countries

  • Uganda

Study Locations

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