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Effect of Chronic Arsenic Exposure on Malnutrition of Under Five Children

NCT03893721 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2019-03-28

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Summary

Early life malnutrition is associated with later life health problems, Particularly Stunting, which is a height-for-age Z score less than -2 standard deviation of World Health Organization median.Underweight is weight-for-age Z score less than -2 standard deviation of World Health Organization median. Wasting is weight -for- height Z score less than -2 standard deviation of World Health Organization median.

Conditions

  • Malnutrition, Child
  • Arsenic Poisoning Chronic

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

arsenic exposure

analysis of hair samples for Arsenic using Agilent graphite tube atomizer 120

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Assiut University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alyaa Abdelaal, demonstrator · Assiut University

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Years
Max Age
5 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-06-30
Primary Completion
2019-12-31
Completion
2020-06-30

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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