Trial | NCT01355263  Report issue

Official Title

Effect of Vitamin A Supplementation on Iron Metabolic Homeostasis of Preschool Children in Sichuan,China

  • Phase

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Interventional

  • Status

    Completed No Results Posted

  • Study Participants

    450
The investigators plan to perform a randomized, mutual-control and double-blinded cohort study to further exploit the vitamin A supplementation on iron metabolic homeostasis (including iron reserve, mobilization and absorption status in the same population) compared with solely iron and vitamin A plus iron.
Study Started
Jul 31
2011
Primary Completion
Feb 29
2012
Study Completion
Aug 31
2012
Last Update
Feb 20
2013
Estimate

Drug iron and vitamin a

iron tablet, vitamin a capsule Experimental

children in Group I received a 200,000 IU vitamin A capsule just one time initially; Group II received ferrous sulfate (element Fe 1-2 mg/kg•day) once a day for 6 months;.

Criteria 

Inclusion Criteria:

apparent health;
Hb concentration>60 g/L;
C-reaction protein (CRP)<10 mg/L;
parental or guardian approval of participation in all aspects of the study; and
parental/guardian agreement to avoid the additional use of vitamin and mineral supplements during the investigation.

Exclusion Criteria:

does not match the inclusion criteria
No Results Posted