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The Effectiveness of Micronutrient Supplements on Growth and Educational Achievement of Schoolchildren in Bangladesh

NCT00859911 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2300

Last updated 2009-03-11

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Summary

This is a study of the effectiveness of multiple micronutrient supplements given by teachers to their pupils on growth and educational achievements. The hypothesis is that children are deficient in multiple micronutrients and that supplements will lead to improved weight gain, growth in height and better educational achievements in tests of mathematics and language. It is also hypothesised that micronutrients will help prevent the build up of arsenic consumed in food and water as a result of geological contamination of water sources.

Conditions

  • Micronutrient Deficiencies

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Multiple micronutrients

A tablet on three days a week containing: Vitamin A 1500 µg, Vitamin D 15 µg, Thiamine Mononitrate 1.22 mg, Riboflavin 1.7 mg, Ascorbic Acid 60 mg, Niacin amide 20 mg, Pyridoxine hydrochloride 2 mg, Folic Acid 400 µg, Calcium pantothenate 10.8 mg, Cyanocoblamin 6 µg, Vitamin E 18 IU, ferrous sulphate 19 mg, potassium iodide 145 µg, Potassium sulphate 11 mg, Manganese sulphate 0.38 mg, copper sulphate 0.509 mg, zinc sulphate 15 mg

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Westminster

    collaborator OTHER

  • Harvard University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Save the Children

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Andrew Hall, PhD · University of Westminster

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-03-31
Primary Completion
2011-03-31
Completion
2011-10-31

Countries

  • Bangladesh

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