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Water-based Zinc Efficacy Trial in Beninese Shool Children

NCT01790321 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 278

Last updated 2014-05-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The general objective of this study is to determine the effect of the daily consumption of zinc-fortified water provided by the LSF-filter on zinc status and diarrhea rates in school age children from rural areas characterized by a high risk of zinc deficiency and by elevated stunting prevalence.

Conditions

  • Zinc Deficiency

Interventions

DEVICE

LSF-filtering device

LifeStraw Family is a water purification device that by means of hollow fibres removes solid particles (\<0.5 NTU turbidity reduction), bacteria (\>Log 6 reduction), viruses (\>Log 4 reduction) and cysts (\>Log 3 reduction). Zinc fortification is provided by a chamber housing a zinc releasing glass-plate that is placed annexed to the hollow fibre column. It is estimated that the LSF can provide about 5 mg of zinc/l of filtered water. By consuming daily a portion of 0.6 litres of enriched water, \>100% of the age-specific estimated physiologic requirement would be covered, assuming a fractional absorption of 40%.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Université d'Abomey-Calavi

    collaborator OTHER

  • Prof. Michael B. Zimmermann

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael B Zimmermann, Prof. Dr.med · ETH Zurich

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
10 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-02-28
Primary Completion
2013-07-31
Completion
2013-07-31

Countries

  • Benin

Study Locations

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