In Utero Capacity Formation and Socio-economic Outcomes

NCT01412580 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: F19899-101
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 4,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Because of the high returns of schooling in developing countries, policymakers pay a lot of attention to increasing school access. But if the mother is deficient in key micronutrients, brain development can biologically constrain children's demand for education. To execute this strategy, the investigators collect cohort observational data on a previous randomized controlled trial with micronutrient supplements offered to HIV-negative pregnant women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, between 2001 to 2003.

Conditions

Folic Acid Deficiency

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Children's Cognitive Development

  During 2011-2012 (1 year)

• Children's Health

  BMI, Disease Incidence, Self-reported health

  During 2011-2012 (1 year)

• Parental Postnatal Investment Behavior

  Outcomes on parental care: care, cognitive stimulation, within-household time and money allocation

  During 2011-2012 (1 year)

• Educational Status

  School attendance, Student performance (at school), Test Performance

  During 2011-2012 (1 year)

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Parental Labor Force Participation

  During 2011-2012 (1 year)

Study Arms (1)

observational followup

This was an observational follow-up to a larger study in which treatment group was given 20 mg of vitamin B1, 20 mg of vitamin B2, 25 mg of vitamin B6, 100 mg of niacin, 50 μg of vitamin B12, 500 mg of vitamin C, 30 mg of vitamin E, and 0.8 mg of folic acid

Other: observational follow-up

Interventions

observational follow-up OTHER

observational follow-up

observational followup

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 49 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Individuals from a larger study and this study is an observational follow-up.

These were individuals from the larger study and this study is an observational follow-up.

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Sponsors & Collaborators

• Harvard University: lead

Study Sites (1)

MUHAS

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Folic Acid Deficiency

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Vitamin B Deficiency; Avitaminosis; Deficiency Diseases; Malnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Study Officials

• Plamen Nikolov

  Harvard University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: FAMILY BASED
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Study Director

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 8, 2011
• First Posted: August 9, 2011
• Study Start: April 1, 2002
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2012
• Study Completion: September 1, 2013
• Last Updated: August 7, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TA (1)