Effect of multi-vitamin-mineral supplement on improvement of appetite in 3-7 years old children

Assessing effect of multivitamin-mineral supplement on improvement of appetite in 3-7 years old children

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2012070510190N1

Enrollment

108

Registered

2012-09-04

Start date

2011-09-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Low appetite. Loss of appetite

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: 1) multivitamin-mineral syrup, 10 ml/day for 2 months 2) Folic acid tablet 0.5 mg/day for 2 months. Intervention 2: Control group: placebo syrup + Placebo tablet.

Treatment - Drugs

Placebo

Intervention group: 1) multivitamin-mineral syrup, 10 ml/day for 2 months 2) Folic acid tablet 0.5 mg/day for 2 months

Control group: placebo syrup + Placebo tablet

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

3 Years to 7 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: children of 3-7 years old coming to Emam Reza and Nader Kazemi paraclinics, Shiraz, Iran, whose appetite is low or very low according to their parents claim; they should have negative urine and stool infection and parasite tests; A written consent will be taken before the children are recruited to the study. Exclusion criteria: children whose urine and feces tests are positive regarding urinary infections and feces parasites; Children with gastrointestinal and liver diseases, mental retardation, physical disabilities, cardiac, respiratory, and renal problems, epilepsy, cancer, severe food allergies like celiac; children who consume nutritional supplements or medications which affect food intake, absorption, or utilization.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Appetite. Timepoint: Before intervention, 2 months after start of intervention, 1 month after termination. Method of measurement: Ranking.;Weight. Timepoint: Before intervention, 2 months after start of intervention, 1 month after termination. Method of measurement: Scale.;Height. Timepoint: Before intervention, 2 months after start of intervention, 1 month after termination. Method of measurement: measuring tape.;Mid-arm circumference. Timepoint: Before intervention, 2 months after start of intervention, 1 month after termination. Method of measurement: measuring tape.;Food intake. Timepoint: Before intervention, 2 months after start of intervention, 1 month after termination. Method of measurement: 24 food recall.	—

Measure

Time frame

Appetite. Timepoint: Before intervention, 2 months after start of intervention, 1 month after termination. Method of measurement: Ranking.;Weight. Timepoint: Before intervention, 2 months after start of intervention, 1 month after termination. Method of measurement: Scale.;Height. Timepoint: Before intervention, 2 months after start of intervention, 1 month after termination. Method of measurement: measuring tape.;Mid-arm circumference. Timepoint: Before intervention, 2 months after start of intervention, 1 month after termination. Method of measurement: measuring tape.;Food intake. Timepoint: Before intervention, 2 months after start of intervention, 1 month after termination. Method of measurement: 24 food recall.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMasoumeh Akhlaghi

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

msm.akhlaghi@gmail.com+98 71 1725 7288

Outcome results

None listed

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