Low Birth Weight (LBW) Neonatal Diseases Low birth weight
Conditions
Interventions
2000 infants in total: Infants in the intervention group will receive one Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of elemental zinc (5 mg elemental zinc per day in infants aged 14 days to 6 months and 10 mg
Sponsors
The Department of Child and Adolescent Health (CAH)/World Health Organization (WHO) (Switzerland)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Infants aged 14 to 28 days born after 37 weeks of gestation and weighing less than or equal to 2.5 kg at birth (less than 10th percentile of the National Center for Health Statistics [NCHS] median birth weight) 2. Either sex 3. Resides within 7 km of the hospital
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Likely to leave the area of residence within six months of enrolment, i.e. visitors to the area, those that have already planned to visit their village, those definite that they are moving to another locality 2. Congenital malformations, congenital heart disease, metabolic disorders, renal diseases etc. 3. Non-consent for participation 4. Temporary exclusion criteria: illness requiring hospitalisation 5. Twins
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Hospitalisations, measured at three monthly intervals 2. Healthcare provider visits, measured at three monthly intervals 3. Diarrhoea and Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) morbidity, measured at three monthly intervals 4. Mortality, death identified at regular home visits 5. Proportion of stunted and under weight children, measured at three monthly visits 6. Plasma zinc, copper and iron, measured at baseline and end of study | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not provided at time of registration | — |
Countries
India
Outcome results
None listed