NCT00944359

Brief Summary

Zinc supplementation can either be provided in a lower daily dose to prevent zinc deficiency or in a higher dose for 10-14 days as part of the treatment of diarrhea. It is important to determine how best to integrate programs designed either to prevent zinc deficiency or to treat diarrhea. The overall objective of this project is to determine the most effective approach to prevent zinc deficiency and treat diarrhea, such that a single approach could provide the maximal beneficial impact on the health and nutritional status of young children and greatest simplicity of implementation.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
7,680

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2010

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 21, 2009

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 23, 2009

Completed
1.4 years until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 1, 2010

Completed
1.2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

February 1, 2012

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 1, 2012

Completed
Last Updated

July 13, 2018

Status Verified

July 1, 2018

Enrollment Period

1.2 years

First QC Date

July 21, 2009

Last Update Submit

July 11, 2018

Conditions

Keywords

zinc supplementationdiarrhea managementzinc deficiencymalaria

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

  • Change in length and length-for-age Z-score

    12 months

  • Change in weight and weight-for-age

    12 months

  • Incidence of diarrhea and laboratory-confirmed malaria

    12 months

  • Change in plasma zinc concentration

    12 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Incidence of stunting, underweight, and wasting

    12 months

  • Change in hemoglobin and iron status

    12 months

Study Arms (5)

Daily preventive Zn; placebo treatment

EXPERIMENTAL

7 mg zinc per day for 12 months and placebo supplement during diarrhea episode

Dietary Supplement: Daily preventive Zn; placebo treatment

Therapeutic Zn; daily placebo

EXPERIMENTAL

20 mg of zinc for 10 days during episodes of diarrhea and daily placebo supplement

Dietary Supplement: Therapeutic Zn; daily placebo

Intermittent Zn; placebo treatment

EXPERIMENTAL

10 mg zinc for 10 days every 3 months, daily placebo during 80 days of 3 months period and placebo during diarrhea episode

Dietary Supplement: Intermittent Zn; placebo treatment

Surveillance control group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Surveillance control group will be randomly assigned to intervention groups every 3 months

Other: Surveillance control group

Non-intervention

NO INTERVENTION

Standard care provided by health system

Interventions

7 mg zinc / day and placebo supplement during diarrhea episodes

Also known as: Nutriset preventive zinc and therapeutic placebo supplement
Daily preventive Zn; placebo treatment

20 mg zinc / day for 10 days during diarrhea episodes and daily placebo supplement

Also known as: Nutriset ZinCfant
Therapeutic Zn; daily placebo

10 mg zinc for 10 days every 3 months, placebo supplements daily for all other days during 12 months; placebo supplements during diarrhea episodes

Also known as: Nutriset zinc supplement
Intermittent Zn; placebo treatment

Active weekly morbidity surveillance for 3 months. New surveillance control group will be randomly assigned to intervention groups every 3 months

Surveillance control group

Eligibility Criteria

Age6 Months - 27 Months
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • months of age
  • Plan to remain in study area for 1 year

You may not qualify if:

  • Evidence of congenital abnormalities and chronic infection
  • Severe anemia and severe acute malnutrition
  • Consumption of micronutrient supplementation including zinc

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Institut de Recherche en Science de la Sante

Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

Location

Related Publications (3)

  • Becquey E, Ouedraogo CT, Hess SY, Rouamba N, Prince L, Ouedraogo JB, Vosti SA, Brown KH. Comparison of Preventive and Therapeutic Zinc Supplementation in Young Children in Burkina Faso: A Cluster-Randomized, Community-Based Trial. J Nutr. 2016 Oct;146(10):2058-2066. doi: 10.3945/jn.116.230128. Epub 2016 Aug 3.

  • Hess SY, Peerson JM, Becquey E, Abbeddou S, Ouedraogo CT, Some JW, Yakes Jimenez E, Ouedraogo JB, Vosti SA, Rouamba N, Brown KH. Differing growth responses to nutritional supplements in neighboring health districts of Burkina Faso are likely due to benefits of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS). PLoS One. 2017 Aug 3;12(8):e0181770. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181770. eCollection 2017.

  • Imdad A, Rogner J, Sherwani RN, Sidhu J, Regan A, Haykal MR, Tsistinas O, Smith A, Chan XHS, Mayo-Wilson E, Bhutta ZA. Zinc supplementation for preventing mortality, morbidity, and growth failure in children aged 6 months to 12 years. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Mar 30;3(3):CD009384. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009384.pub3.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

DiarrheaMalaria

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms, DigestiveSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsProtozoan InfectionsParasitic DiseasesInfectionsMosquito-Borne DiseasesVector Borne Diseases

Study Officials

  • Kenneth H Brown, MD

    University of California, Davis

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 21, 2009

First Posted

July 23, 2009

Study Start

December 1, 2010

Primary Completion

February 1, 2012

Study Completion

February 1, 2012

Last Updated

July 13, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-07

Locations