Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Appetite and Growth in Primary Malnourished Children

Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Appetite and Growth of Primary Malnourished Children

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03098810

Enrollment

Registered

2017-04-04

Start date

2017-04-01

Completion date

2017-12-01

Last updated

2017-04-04

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Conditions

Appetite Disorders

Brief summary

Zinc supplementation effect on appetite and growth of malnourished children

Detailed description

The investigators will do s. Zinc and letting before and after zinc supplementation

Interventions

DRUGZinc sulphate

Oral syrup zinc sulphate

OTHERPlacebo

Oral syrup placebo

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

2 Years to 10 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* primary malnourished

Exclusion criteria

* zinc supplementation in the previous 3 months Children with chronic disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Appetite	From start of supplementation to the end of the three months of supplementation	Child eating behavior questionnaire

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Weight	From start of supplementation to the end of the three months of supplementation	Weight
Height	From start of supplementation to the end of the three months of supplementation	Height

Contacts

Primary ContactMarian Girgis

mariangirgis2009@yahoo.com0201223646224

Outcome results

None listed

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