Iron deficiency anemia
Conditions
Interventions
This is a quasi-experimental clinical trial. The sample will consist of 382 children aged 1 to 6 years. The intervention will consist of the daily use at home, once a day, of 45.4 g of a commercially
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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, who have a nutritional diagnosis of: very low weight for age, low weight for age or adequate weight for age (< 1 z score) or very short stature and short stature for age (< -2 Z score), according to the indicators Weight for Age and Height for Age (World Health Organization, 2006), and who at the time of recruitment are not using any other supplementation nutritional.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children with a nutritional diagnosis of high weight for age (>1 z score) will be excluded from the study, as well as those whose guardians report that they have a diagnosis of neurological or genetic and autoimmune hematological diseases (sickle cell, hemolytic, sideroblastic and aplastic anemias, Fanconi anemia and thalassemia) or with a previous diagnosis of iron deficiency 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 It is expected that the nutritional supplement will be effective for the prevention and treatment of anemia evaluated by means of blood collection to measure the biochemical concentrations of hemoglobin. It is expected to find a 40% reduction in the prevalence of anemia in children after the period of nutritional supplementation. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are not expected | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAna Paula Clemente
Universidade Federal de Alagoas
Outcome results
None listed