Evaluation of the Efficacy of Different Strategies to Treat Anemia in Mexican Children

January 13, 2009 updated by: Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro

Evaluation of the Efficacy of Different Strategies to Treat Anemia in Mexican Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

680

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

6 months to 3 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Hemoglobin less than 11.7g/dL and above 7.0g/dL

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Breastfeeding
  • Chronic gastroenteritis
  • Any other severe illness

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Anemic children
Dietary supplement: Iron
Daily 20mg of ferrous sulfate in liquid solution during 4 months
Dietary supplement: Multiple micronutrients supplement
Daily supplement with 10mg of iron plus several micronutrients following a formula designed to treat anemia in indigenous population in Mexico. During 4 months.
Dietary supplement: micronutrient fortified porridge powder
Daily powdered complementary food designed for a national program in Mexico with 10mg of iron plus several micronutrients during 4 months
Dietary supplement: Iron and ascorbic acid fortified water
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.
Dietary supplement: Iron plus folic acid supplement
Daily liquid solution following the daily iron (12.5mg)and folic acid recommendation of UNICEF to treat anemia during 4 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro

Collaborators

Procter and Gamble

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2003

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2003

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 13, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 13, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

January 14, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 14, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 13, 2009

Last Verified

January 1, 2009

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • FNN2002-07

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