Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Appetite and Growth in Primary Malnourished Children

March 31, 2017 updated by: Marian girgis, Ain Shams University

Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Appetite and Growth of Primary Malnourished Children

Zinc supplementation effect on appetite and growth of malnourished children

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The investigators will do s. Zinc and letting before and after zinc supplementation

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

50

Phase

  • Phase 4

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

2 years to 10 years (CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • primary malnourished

Exclusion Criteria:

  • zinc supplementation in the previous 3 months Children with chronic disease

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
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
PLACEBO_COMPARATOR: Normal children
Placebo
Other: Placebo
Oral syrup placebo
EXPERIMENTAL: Malnourished children
Oral zinc sulphate syrup
Drug: Zinc sulphate
Oral syrup zinc sulphate

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Appetite
Time Frame: From start of supplementation to the end of the three months of supplementation
Child eating behavior questionnaire
From start of supplementation to the end of the three months of supplementation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Weight
Time Frame: From start of supplementation to the end of the three months of supplementation
Weight
From start of supplementation to the end of the three months of supplementation
Height
Time Frame: From start of supplementation to the end of the three months of supplementation
Height
From start of supplementation to the end of the three months of supplementation

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Ain Shams University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (ANTICIPATED)

April 1, 2017

Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)

September 1, 2017

Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)

December 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 2, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 31, 2017

First Posted (ACTUAL)

April 4, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

April 4, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 31, 2017

Last Verified

March 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2272009

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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