Iron deficiency anemia
Conditions
Interventions
Iron - 10mg
Zinc - 4.1mg
Copper - 0.56mg
Selenium - 17µg
Folic Acid - 150µg
This is a single-blind randomized controlled trial. The sample will consist of 100 children aged 1 to 6 years equally allocated into 2 groups (intervention and control) with 50 children in each one. T
Vitamin D - 5µg
Vitamin E TE - 5mg
Vitamin C - 30mg
Vitamin B1 - 0.5mg
Vitamin B2 - 0.5mg
Vitamin B6 - 0.5mg
Vitamin B12 - 0.9µg
Niacin - 6mg
and Iodine - 90µg. Children in both groups, at baseline and at the end of 60 days, will undergo an anthropometric assessment to obtain weight and height. In addition, samples of up to 5 mL of fasting
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Sponsors
Ana Paula Grotti Clemente
Universidade Federal de Alagoas
Eligibility
Age
1 Years to 6 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children aged 1 to 6 years enrolled at Centro de Recuperação e Educação Nutricional who are not using iron supplementation at the time of recruitment
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children diagnosed with neurological or hematological diseases of genetic and autoimmune origin (sickle cell, hemolytic, sideroblastic and aplastic anemia, Fanconi anemia and thalassemia), who use iron supplementation at the time of recruitment, or with a diagnosis of anemia due to other nutritional causes: megaloblastic and pernicious anemias
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Nutrisus is expected to be effective for the prevention and treatment of anemia evaluated through blood collection to measure the biochemical concentrations of hemoglobin and ferritin. It is expected to find a 38% lower prevalence of anemia in children who received powdered micronutrient sachets when compared to the control group | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are not expected. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAna Paula Clemente
Universidade Federal de Alagoas
Outcome results
None listed