Trial | NCT00822380  Report issue

Title

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

  • Phase

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Interventional

  • Status

    Completed No Results Posted

  • Intervention/Treatment

    iron folic acid vitamin c ...

  • Study Participants

    680
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 Started
Mar 31
2003
Primary Completion
Nov 30
2003
Study Completion
Nov 30
2004
Last Update
Jan 14
2009
Estimate

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

Anemic children Experimental

Criteria 

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

Breastfeeding
Chronic gastroenteritis
Any other severe illness
No Results Posted