Deworming and Enhanced Vitamin A Every 6 Month in Rural Indian Children Aged 1-6

Deworming and Enhanced Vitamin A Supplementation DEVTA Project

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00222547

Enrollment

720000

Registered

2005-09-22

Start date

1999-01-31

Completion date

2005-02-28

Last updated

2005-10-28

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Conditions

Village Children

Brief summary

Randomisation of 72 large rural areas (blocks) into a 2 x 2 trial of six- monthly treatment of all village children aged 1-5 with albendazole(400mg), vitamin A (200000 iu), both or neither. The placebo group get no trial treatment at all and do not receive physical placebos.

Interventions

DRUGVitamin A

DRUGAlbendazole

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

FACTORIAL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

1 Years to 6 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

InclusionCriteria: * Area of residence

Exclusion criteria

* NONE

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
childhood mortality rate at age 1-6	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
fecal egg counts, plasma retinal, growth, sign of Vitamin A deficiency	—

Countries

India

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 24, 2026