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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00980733
Date of registration: 18/09/2009
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Annamalai University
Public title: Efficacy of Micronutrient Fortified Yoghurt in School Children for Health Benefits
Scientific title: Efficacy of Consumption of Micronutrient Fortified Yoghurt on Biochemical Markers, Cognitive Development, Morbidity and Physical Growth Among 6-9 Years School Going Children in Bangladesh - A Double Masked, Randomized Trial With a Concurrent Matched Control
Date of first enrolment: September 2008
Target sample size: 1325
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00980733
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Bangladesh
Contacts
Name:     Sunil Sazawal, MD, PhD
Address: 
Telephone: 91-11-41724901
Email: ssazawal@jhsph.edu
Affiliation: 
Name:     Ahsan Habib, MD
Address: 
Telephone: 880-1712062050
Email: drakmnannu@yahoo.com
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- children aged between 6 to 9 yrs of age,

- enrolled in the school,

- not severely malnourished requiring rehabilitation and micronutrient supplement, AND

- consent to participate.

Inclusion is only based on age and locale: 6-9 years in Gabtali schools and both genders
will be enrolled.

Exclusion Criteria:

- children who are severely malnourished and requiring hospitalization.



Age minimum: 6 Years
Age maximum: 9 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Cognitive Development
Physical Growth
Morbidity
Child Development
Intervention(s)
Dietary Supplement: Fortified Yoghurt
Dietary Supplement: Yoghurt
Primary Outcome(s)
Morbidity [Time Frame: 0 months, 6 months, 12 months]
Development [Time Frame: 0 months, 6 months, 12 months]
School performance [Time Frame: 0 months, 6 months, 12 months]
Status Indicators for iron, zinc, vitamin A and iodine [Time Frame: 0 months, 6 months, 12 months]
Growth [Time Frame: 0 months, 6 months, 12 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
Global Alliance G#102512
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Department of Community Medicine SZMC, Bogra Bangladesh
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
GAIN
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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