Evaluation of the Efficacy of Different Strategies to Treat Anemia in Mexican Children
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Brief Summary
Anemia continues to be a major public health problem in many regions of the world and it is still not clear which strategy is more effective in children population in terms of adherence and efficacy. The objective was to evaluate the efficacy and acceptance of several strategies that have been recently recommended to treat anemia on anemic children (6 to 43 mo):Iron supplement, iron+folic acid supplement, a multiple micronutrients supplement a micronutrient fortified complementary food in the form of porridge powder or zinc+iron+ascorbic acid fortified water.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Mar 2003
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
March 1, 2003
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
November 1, 2003
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 1, 2004
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 13, 2009
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 14, 2009
CompletedJanuary 14, 2009
January 1, 2009
8 months
January 13, 2009
January 13, 2009
Conditions
Keywords
Study Arms (1)
Anemic children
EXPERIMENTALInterventions
Daily 20mg of ferrous sulfate in liquid solution during 4 months
Daily supplement with 10mg of iron plus several micronutrients following a formula designed to treat anemia in indigenous population in Mexico. During 4 months.
Daily powdered complementary food designed for a national program in Mexico with 10mg of iron plus several micronutrients during 4 months
A drink water product fortified with 6.7 mg ofiron, zinc and ascorbic acid. This product was asked to be used for drinking and for cooking for the child during 4 months.
Daily liquid solution following the daily iron (12.5mg)and folic acid recommendation of UNICEF to treat anemia during 4 months
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Hemoglobin less than 11.7g/dL and above 7.0g/dL
You may not qualify if:
- Breastfeeding
- Chronic gastroenteritis
- Any other severe illness
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Universidad Autonoma de Queretarolead
- Procter and Gamblecollaborator
Related Publications (1)
Rosado JL, Gonzalez KE, Caamano Mdel C, Garcia OP, Preciado R, Odio M. Efficacy of different strategies to treat anemia in children: a randomized clinical trial. Nutr J. 2010 Sep 23;9:40. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-9-40.
PMID: 20863398DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 13, 2009
First Posted
January 14, 2009
Study Start
March 1, 2003
Primary Completion
November 1, 2003
Study Completion
November 1, 2004
Last Updated
January 14, 2009
Record last verified: 2009-01