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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01138449
Date of registration: 04/06/2010
Primary sponsor: Society for Applied Studies
Public title: Efficacy of Newborn Vitamin A Supplementation Versus Placebo in Improving Child Survival (NeoVitA Trial)
Scientific title: Efficacy of Neonatal Vitamin A Supplementation in Improving Child Survival in Haryana, India: Generation of Evidence Necessary for Informing Global Policy
Date of first enrolment: June 2010
Target sample size: 45000
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01138449
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention  
Countries of recruitment
India
Contacts
Name:   Nita Bhandari, MD, PhD
Address: 
Telephone: 00 91 11 46043751-55
Email: CHRD@sas.org.in
Affiliation: 
Name:   Nita Bhandari, MD, PhD
Address: 
Telephone: 00 91 11 46043751-55
Email: CHRD@sas.org.in
Affiliation: 
Name:   Nita Bhandari, MD, PhD
Address: 
Telephone:
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Affiliation:  Society for Applied Studies
Name:   Sarmila Mazumder, MD, PhD
Address: 
Telephone:
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Affiliation:  Society for Applied Studies
Name:   Sunita Taneja, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  Society for Applied Studies
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Consent to participate

- All births in the study area that are contacted by enrolment team within the eligible
age window

Exclusion Criteria:

- Unable to feed on offering feeds, as reported by the mother

- Mother does not intend to stay in the study area for at least 6 months



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: 72 Hours
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Neonatal Vitamin A Supplementation
Intervention(s)
Drug: Vitamin A
Primary Outcome(s)
Risk of death [Time Frame: Period between receiving the intervention/placebo and six months of age]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Bulging fontanelle, vomiting, irritability, fever, diarrhea, inability to suck or feed, convulsions or any other conditions that caused parents to be concerned [Time Frame: Three day period following supplementation]
Risk of death [Time Frame: Period between receiving the intervention/placebo and 12 months of age]
Risk of death [Time Frame: Period between receiving the intervention/placebo and 28 days of age]
Risk of hospital admission [Time Frame: Period between receiving the intervention/placebo and six months of age]
Vitamin A status in a subgroup of newborns and caregivers in the intervention and placebo groups [Time Frame: Two weeks and three months of age]
Secondary ID(s)
RPC356
UTRN 112336978-06032010834860
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
World Health Organization
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