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Study NCT ID: NCT00228254
Status: COMPLETED
Last Update Posted: 2005-09-28
First Post: 2005-09-23

Brief Title: Vitamin A and Zinc Prevention of Pneumonia VAZPOP Study
Sponsor: Tufts University
Organization: Tufts University

Study Overview

Official Title: Vitamin A and Zinc Prevention of Pneumonia VAZPOP Study
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2005-09
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: Children with malnutrition are often low in some nutrients like zinc or vitamin A that could help them fight off infections like pneumonia Our study was designed to see if children who got supplements of zinc or vitamin A had fewer infections
Detailed Description: The Vitamin A and Zinc Prevention of Pneumonia VAZPOP study was a multi-year nutritionally-stratified placebo-controlled double-blind study of low-dose vitamin A andor zinc in 2582 normal and malnourished urban children aged 6 to 36 months in Quito Ecuador Four group of 645 children were enrolled in 2000 2001 2002 and 2003 with each child participating for up to 50 weeks Children were visited 4 days each week Outcome measures were pneumonia other respiratory tract infections diarrheal disease and growth

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: None
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: None
Secondary IDs
Secondary ID Type Domain Link
R01HD038327 NIH None httpsreporternihgovquickSearchR01HD038327