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Note: This record shows only the 20 elements of the WHO Trial Registration Data Set. To view changes that have been made to the source record, or for additional information about this trial, click on the URL below to go to the source record in the primary register. |
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Register:
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SLCTR |
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Last refreshed on:
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27 April 2013 |
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Main ID: |
SLCTR/2009/009 |
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Date of registration:
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18/09/2009 |
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Primary sponsor: |
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Public title:
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The effect of deworming and iron supplementation on the learning ability of school children in the plantation sector of Sri Lanka
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Scientific title:
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The impact of school-based de-worming and iron supplementation on the cognitive abilities of school children in the plantation sector of Sri Lanka |
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Date of first enrolment:
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14/9/2009 |
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Target sample size:
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2000 children |
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Recruitment status: |
Completed |
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URL:
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http://www.slctr.lk/trial_details.asp?reg_id={46F2BC2A-E495-4FA9-8E99-5E517115B9A7} |
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Study type:
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Interventional |
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Study design:
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A stratified, cluster randomized, controlled trial of the impact of de-worming and iron supplementation on the cognitive abilities and educational achievement of school going children
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Countries of recruitment
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Sri Lanka
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Contacts
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Name:
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Nilanthi de Silva
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Address:
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Dept of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, PO Box 6 Ragama
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Telephone:
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2961143 |
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Email:
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nrdes@sltnet.lk |
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Affiliation:
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Professor of Parasitology |
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Name:
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Nilanthi de Silva
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Address:
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Faculty of Medicine, Talagolla Road, Ragama
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Telephone:
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2961143 |
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Email:
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nrdes@sltnet.lk |
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Affiliation:
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Professor |
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: 1. Estate schools with >60 and less than400 children.
2. Children attending Grade 4 in the selected schools
Exclusion criteria: Children with Hb level less than 7.0 g/L
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Age maximum:
Gender:
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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
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Soil-transmitted helminth infections, iron deficiency anaemia, cognitive ability
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Intervention(s)
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Children in the treatment schools will be given an anthelmintic (mebendazole 500 mg stat) and weekly iron supplements (300 mg ferrous sulphate tablets) during the 2 school terms between the baseline and follow-up assessments (total of 20 tablets). Children in the control group will be given placebo tablets
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Primary Outcome(s)
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Prevalence of anaemia (Hbless than11.0 g/L)
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Secondary Outcome(s)
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1. Prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth infections
2. Mean Hb concentration
3. Sustained attention
4. Educational achievement
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Secondary ID(s)
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Nil known
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Source(s) of Monetary Support
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Partnership for Child Development, Imperial College, London, UK
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