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Iron Supplementation Among Adolescent Girls in India

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Study NCT00198848. Last updated on September 6, 2006. Information provided by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Brief Title ^†

Iron Supplementation Among Adolescent Girls in India

Official Title ^†

Iron Supplementation Among Adolescent Girls in India

Brief Summary

This study will implement and evaluate a community-based intervention to distribute and promote consumption of weekly iron-folic acid supplements and to provide nutrition education to reduce the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia among adolescent girls in West Bengal, India.

Detailed Description

Study Phase

Study Type ^†

Interventional

Study Design ^†

Prevention, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Single Group Assignment

Primary Outcome Measure ^†

Prevalence of anemia after 1 year of intervention

Secondary Outcome Measure ^†

Knowledge of anemia
Practices regarding treatment and prevention of anemia
Knowledge of iron supplements
Practices regarding iron supplements
Dietary iron intake

Condition ^†

Iron Deficiency Anemia

Intervention ^†

Drug: Iron-folic acid supplement

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Recruitment Information Fields

Recruitment Status ^†

Recruiting

Enrollment ^†

2800

Start Date ^†

September 2005

Completion Date

July 2007

Eligibility Criteria ^†

Inclusion Criteria:

Girl 12-19 years of age
Resides in study area

Exclusion Criteria:

Does not reside in study area

Gender

Female

Ages

12 Years to 19 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Contacts ^††

Contact: Michele L Dreyfuss, PhD, MPH

410-614-4760

mdreyfus@jhsph.edu

Location Countries ^†

India

Administrative Information Fields

NCT ID ^†

NCT00198848

Organization ID

H.32.04.11.22.A2

Secondary IDs ^††

S3433-23/23 (ASPH)

Study Sponsor ^†

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Collaborators ^††

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Investigators ^†

Principal Investigator:

Michele L Dreyfuss, PhD, MPH

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Information Provided By

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Verification Date

January 2006

First Received Date ^†

September 13, 2005

Last Updated Date

September 6, 2006

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