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Last refreshed on: 2 May 2016
Main ID:  NCT02196337
Date of registration: 02/06/2014
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Public title: Salt Iodization: Meeting the Needs of Pregnancy, Lactation and Infancy SIMPLIFY
Scientific title: Salt Iodization and the 1st 1000 Days: Does a USI Program Cover the Iodine Requirement of Pregnant and Lactating Women and Infants?
Date of first enrolment: July 2014
Target sample size: 8000
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02196337
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
China Croatia Ghana Philippines Switzerland
Contacts
Name:     Maria Andersson, PhD
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Affiliation:  University of Zurich
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- living at study area for at least 6 months

- generally healthy

- no chronic medication

- no history of thyroid disease in the family

- no use of iodine containing dietary supplements during the last 6 months

- no use of iodine containing disinfectants for the last 6 months

- no use of X-ray / CT contrast agent or iodine containing medication within the last
year

- in addition for women of reproductive age, pregnant women and breastfeeding women:
age between 18 and 44 years old

- in addition for pregnant women: healthy pregnancy, singleton pregnancy (no twins or
multiple pregnancy)

- in addition for breastfeeding women and breastfed infants: healthy pregnancy,
singleton pregnancy (no twins or multiple pregnancy), baby born at full-term (in
pregnancy week 38 to 42), the baby had normal birth weight (= 2500 g), baby not older
than 6 months, baby currently completely breastfed (except for water, tea and juices)

- in addition for toddlers: between 6 and 24 months old



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: 44 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Iodine Deficiency
Intervention(s)
Primary Outcome(s)
Urinary iodine concentration (µg/L) [Time Frame: 1 day]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Thyroglobulin (µg/L) [Time Frame: 1 day]
Breast milk iodine concentration (µg/L) [Time Frame: 1 day]
Secondary ID(s)
EK 2013-N-82
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
St. Luke's Medical Center
UNICEF
University of Zagreb
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
Shanxi Institute for Prevention and Treatment of Endemic Disease
Ethics review
Results
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