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Last refreshed on: 22 February 2021
Main ID:  NCT03528434
Date of registration: 07/05/2018
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Indiana University
Public title: Zinc for Infection Prevention in Sickle Cell Anemia (ZIPS) ZIPS
Scientific title: for Infection Prevention in Sickle Cell Anemia (ZIPS)
Date of first enrolment: March 14, 2019
Target sample size: 250
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03528434
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Prevention. Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Uganda
Contacts
Name:     Chandy C. John, MD
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Affiliation:  Indiana University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Documented sickle cell anemia (HbSS supported by hemoglobin electrophoresis)

2. Age range of 1.00-4.99 years, inclusive, at the time of enrollment

3. Weight at least 5.0 kg at the time of enrollment

4. Willingness to comply with all study-related treatments, evaluations, and follow-up

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Known other chronic medical condition (e.g., HIV, malignancy, active clinical
tuberculosis)

2. Severe malnutrition determined by impaired growth parameters as defined by the World
Health Organization (WHO) (weight for length/height or height for age z-score <-3,
using WHO growth standards)



Age minimum: 1 Year
Age maximum: 5 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Sickle Cell Disease
Intervention(s)
Dietary Supplement: Zinc
Other: Placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
Incidence of infection [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Incidence of zinc-related adverse events [Time Frame: 12 months]
Incidence of vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) [Time Frame: 12 months]
Change in height-for-age z-score [Time Frame: Enrollment to 12 months]
Incidence of all clinical infections [Time Frame: 12 months]
Incidence of confirmed bacterial infections (by culture or PCR) [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary ID(s)
1712339562
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Université de Montréal
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Jinja Regional Referral Hospital
Makerere University
Ethics review
Results
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