None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: IFAB weekly group, IFA weekly
group
: IFAB weekly group will receive
20mg elemental Iron, 300ug
Folic Acid and 1.8ug Vitamin
B12 once a week for 12 months
IFA weekly group will receive
20mg elemental Iron and 300ug
Folic Acid once a week for 12
months
Control Intervention1: IFA daily group: This group will receive 20mg
elemental Iron and 100ug Folic
Ac
Sponsors
Department of Biotechnology New Delhi
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: o All children who are 6-24 months o Parent residing in any of the anganwadi area and intends to remain in the area o Apparently healthy o Receiving complementary food in addition to breast milk o Willingness to participate and follow up for 1 year after recruitment into the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: o Children whose Hb levels at registration are o Children falling under â??Pinkâ?? category as per IMNCI guidelines o Complicated SAM: SAM with any one of the following namely anorexia, high fever ( >104 F), severe pallor, severe dehydration, lower respiratory tract infection, bipedal edema, visible severe wasting o Participantâ??s parents not able, available or willing to accept weekly follow up by study staff. o Any condition in the parents/participant which in the judgement of investigator, would interfere with or serve as a contradiction to protocol adherence or a participantsâ?? parentsâ?? inability to give informed consent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Difference in percentage change of anaemia prevalence after one year of supplementation in IFA weekly and IFAB weekly arm Difference in percentage change of anaemia prevalence after one year of supplementation in IFA weekly and IFA daily armTimepoint: Beginning of study and end of one year of supplementation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cost of intervention per one DALY averted due to reduction in prevalence of anaemiaTimepoint: Beginning of study and end of one year of supplementation;Difference in mean change in haemoglobin after one year of supplementation in IFA weekly arm and IFA daily arm; difference in change in weight for height / height for age / weight for age Z scores after one year of supplementation in IFA weekly arm and IFA daily armTimepoint: Beginning of study and end of one year of supplementation ;Difference in mean change in haemoglobin in IFA weekly arm and IFAB weekly arm; difference in change in weight for height / height for age / weight for age Z scores after one year of supplementation in IFA weekly arm and IFAB weekly armTimepoint: Beginning of study and end of one year of supplementation;Difference in rate of occurrence of adverse events related to supplementation in all three armsTimepoint: Beginning of study and end of one year of supplementation | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactHemant Deepak Shewade
MGIMS Sevagram
Outcome results
None listed