Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02878265
The Effect of Vitamin A With and Without Zinc and Multivitamin Supplementation on Malaria Morbidity in Ghanaian Children
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 547 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Ghana · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- —
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of combining vitamin A (VA), zinc (Z) and multivitamins (MV- A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C, D and E) on malaria morbidity
Detailed description
A total of 542 children aged between 6-59 months received either: (i) VA (control) or (ii) VA \& Z (VAZ) or (iii) VA, Z \& MV (VAZM). VA was delivered as a single dose while MV and Z were delivered daily. Malaria cases were managed by community health workers, who used rapid diagnostic test to confirm infection prior to treatment.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Vitamin A | Vitamin A supplements |
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Vitamin A and ZInc | Combination of vitamin A and zinc supplements |
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Vitamin A , Zinc and Multivitamin | Combination of vitamin A, zinc and multivitamins |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2011-11-01
- Primary completion
- 2012-05-01
- Completion
- 2012-12-01
- First posted
- 2016-08-25
- Last updated
- 2016-08-25
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Ghana
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02878265. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.