Zinc Supplementation and Severe and Recurrent Diarrhea

Evaluating the Impact of 3 Months Daily Zinc Supplementation on Incidence of Severe and Recurrent Diarrhea in 6 to 36 Months Age Children

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01306097

Enrollment

100

Registered

2011-03-01

Start date

2009-01-31

Completion date

2010-05-31

Last updated

2011-03-01

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Conditions

Diarrhea

Keywords

Zinc Supplement, Diarrhea, Sever Diarrhea

Brief summary

Evaluating the impact of 3 months daily zinc supplementation on incidence of severe and recurrent diarrhea in 6 to 36 months age children in Bandarabbaas

Detailed description

Evaluating the impact of 3 months daily zinc supplementation on incidence of severe and recurrent diarrhea in 6 to 36 months age children in Bandarabbaas in 2009

Interventions

DRUGZinc Supplement

10mg daily for under 1 years old children and 20mg daily for above 1 years old children

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

6 Months to 36 Months

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* All 6 to 36 months old children without diarrhea at the time of study and without disease such as celiac * Inflammatory bowl disease and hypersensitivity to milk

Exclusion criteria

* Diarrhea at the time of the study and background disease such as celiac, IBD or hypersensitivity to milk

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Diarrhea	1 years	Incidence, Duration and frequency

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Admission for diarrhea	1 year	Total number of admissions during the study period

Countries

Iran

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026