None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1 Type of group
Nutritional supplement sprinkies with zinc and micronutrients: Iron as fumarate 12.5mg, Zinc as zinc oxide 10mg, Folic acid 160mcg, Vitamin A as retinol palmltate 300mcg RE, Vitamin C as ascorbic acid 30mg
Group name:Group 2 Type of group
Nutritional supplement sprinkles with iron (control group), which contains 12.5 mg of iron as ferrous fumarate
Sponsors
UNICEF,
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Years to 17 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Aged between 6 months and 17 months, 29 days of age • Residents of Villa El Salvador, Lima, Peru • Born at term • Birth weight equal or higher than 2500g • Healthy • Parents agree to sign the informed consent form
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Age less than 6 months, or equal to/greater than 18 months • Not residents in the area of intervention • Children with an initial haemoglobin equal to or less than 8g/dL will be evaluated by a doctor to rule out some additional pathology and will receive treatment according to Peruvian Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Salud [MINSA]) norms • Weight/Length less than -2 Standard Deviations (SD) • Any chronic, congenital, or severe illnesses • Children that regularly consume other micronutrient supplements
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Outcome name:Haemoglobin (Hb) is measured by HemoCue® at baseline and 6 months later (end of the study participation). Prevalence of anaemia is the percentage of children with Hb below 11 g/dl (WHO definition). We will also compare mean Hb values at baseline and end of the study. Measure:Variation of Haemoglobin values Timepoints:6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Outcome name:Number of days with diarrhoea ( ≥ 3 liquid or loose stools in the last 24 hr). Measure:Duration of diarrhoea Timepoints:During the study ; Outcome name:Number of sachets consumed during the study per over the number of sachets given x 100. Measure:Adherence to supplementation Timepoints:During the study ; Outcome name:Anthropometric measures weight and length will be taken on infants at baseline and monthly through 6 months of intervention, and Z scores determined for weight-for-age (WAZ), length-for-age (LAZ), and weight-for-length (WLZ) compared to WHO references. Measure:Changes in weight and length Timepoints:During the study ; Outcome name:Measured at entry and 6 months post supplementation. Measure:Serum zinc Timepoints:During the study ; Outcome name:Severe diarrhoea is defined as ≥ 6 liquid or loose stools in the last 24 hr, number of episodes of severe diarrhoea per 100 days of observations. Measure:Incidence of severe diarrhoea Timepoints:During the study | — |
Countries
Peru
Contacts
Public ContactNelly Mercedes Zavaleta
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACION NUTRICIONAL
Outcome results
None listed