Effect of zinc sulfate supplementation on growth of children

Randomized double blind clinical trial of zinc sulfate supplementation effect on the improvement of growth retarded children

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201009054689N1

Enrollment

100

Registered

2010-12-03

Start date

2010-11-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Zinc sulfate supplementation. Other nutritional deficiencies

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Zinc sulfate syrup, 5mg/pd for 6 months with 5 cc syringe, qd. Intervention 2: Control group: %5 dextrose syrup, 5mg/pd, for 6 months with 5 cc syring qd.

Treatment - Drugs

Placebo

Intervention group: Zinc sulfate syrup, 5mg/pd for 6 months with 5 cc syringe, qd

Control group: %5 dextrose syrup, 5mg/pd, for 6 months with 5 cc syring qd

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

No minimum to 6 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: age between 6 months and 6 years, malnutrition, receiving nutritional support from Komiteh Emdad Exclusion criteria: no consumption of zinc sulfate syrups, presence of any sickness that interrupts the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Weight. Timepoint: befor intervention- 6 month after beginning of intervention- 3 month after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: In grams, by Scale.;Height. Timepoint: befor intervention- 6 month after beginning of intervention- 3 month after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: in cm, by tape Meter.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMostafa Khosravi Moghadam

North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences

khosravii_7481@yahoo.com+98 58 5422 8277

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026