Healthy brains and iodine in kids

Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled intervention trial investigating the effect of iodine supplementation on cognition in school aged children

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12608000222347

Acronym

think project

Enrollment

262

Registered

2008-04-24

Start date

2007-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

To determine if increased iodine intake improves cognition in mildly iodine deficient children

Interventions

150 micrograms of iodine/day orally for 26 weeks

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

10 Years to 13 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

10-12 years of age healthy no thyroid disease not taking iodine-containing supplements

Exclusion criteria

thyroid disease taking iodine-containing supplements

Outcome results