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Child of Urban Poverty Iron Project (CUPIP) - A Pilot Study

NCT03819530 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2022-08-31

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Summary

The first 1,000 days of life are critical periods for brain development. Proper nutrition lays the foundation for optimal growth, health, and neurodevelopment across the lifespan. Poor nutrition in this vulnerable period has irreversible consequences, including stunting, susceptibility to sickness, reduced school performance and productivity, and impaired intellectual and social development. UNICEF reported in 2018 that among the low cost flat residents in urban areas of the Klang Valley, 15% of children under 5 years old were stunted, 22% underweight, and 23% either overweight or obese.

Will a micronutrient supplementation program improve the growth and iron status of children aged 6 months to 5 years staying in Lembah Subang? Children will be randomized into treatment and control groups. Treatment groups will receive dietary micronutrient supplementation packets. Measurements of height and weight and iron status will be taken at baseline and 4 months later.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Vitamin and Mineral Powder

Vitamin and mineral nutritional supplement. Each packet is 1g of powder, to be taken with food.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Malaya

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lucy Chai See Lum, MD · University Malaya, Faculty of Medic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Months
Max Age
5 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-09-16
Primary Completion
2020-02-29
Completion
2020-03-15

Countries

  • Malaysia

Study Locations

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Diseases

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