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Specific Micronutrient deficiencies In School Going Children

To assess the prevalence of specific micronutrients deficiency in school going children aged between 6-16 years in ten cities of India

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/02/017783
Enrollment
2400
Registered
2019-02-22
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Glaxo Smith Kline Consumer Healthcare Ltd
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age between 6-16 years. 2. Reside with parents within 5 kilometers of radius from school. 3. Written informed consent from parents or assent of the child to participate in the study has been collected.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Age 16 years. 2. Children with the BMI <12.5%.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Prevalence of specific micronutrient deficiencies and assessment of other parameters [Hemoglobin (Hb), Ferritin and Lead (Pb)] in comparison to their reference ranges.Timepoint: 2 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
A) Anthropometric assessment B) Cognitive assessment by 1. General Intelligence (CPM &SPM), 2. Attention and concentration and Visuo-motor coordination (Coding Test MISIC), 3. Working Memory (Digit span Test, Arithmetic). C) Socio-economic status by Kuppuswami scale (2018) D) 3 day Dietary intake assessed by 24 hour recall (2 working days are Monday and Tuesday and 1 weekend is Sunday). E) Prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis, community acquired pneumonia , diarrhea, and eczema.Timepoint: 3 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactProf Shally Awasthi

King Georges Medical University

shally07@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 13, 2026