Iron Supplementation Among Adolescent Girls in India

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Verified by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, January 2006

First Received: September 13, 2005 Last Updated: September 6, 2006 History of Changes

Sponsor:	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Collaborator:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information provided by:	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00198848

Purpose

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.

Condition	Intervention
Iron Deficiency Anemia	Drug: Iron-folic acid supplement

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Prevention, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Single Group Assignment
Official Title:	Iron Supplementation Among Adolescent Girls in India

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Anemia Dietary Supplements

Drug Information available for: Folic acid

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Prevalence of anemia after 1 year of intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures:

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

Estimated Enrollment:	2800
Study Start Date:	September 2005
Estimated Study Completion Date:	July 2007

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	12 Years to 19 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Girl 12-19 years of age
Resides in study area

Exclusion Criteria:

Does not reside in study area

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00198848

Contacts

Contact: Michele L Dreyfuss, PhD, MPH

410-614-4760

mdreyfus@jhsph.edu

Locations

India, West Bengal
Child In Need Institute	Recruiting
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Contact: Laboni Jana, MS laboni@cinindia.org
Sub-Investigator: Laboni Jana, MS
Principal Investigator: Kaliprasad Pappu, MBBS, MPH

Sponsors and Collaborators

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Michele L Dreyfuss, PhD, MPH

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	H.32.04.11.22.A2, S3433-23/23 (ASPH)
Study First Received:	September 13, 2005
Last Updated:	September 6, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00198848 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health:

Iron deficiency anemia
Adolescent girls
India

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Metabolic Diseases
Vitamin B Complex
Hematinics
Hematologic Diseases
Growth Substances
Hematologic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anemia
Anemia, Hypochromic
Trace Elements
Iron Metabolism Disorders

Pharmacologic Actions
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
Folic Acid
Malnutrition
Therapeutic Uses
Vitamins
Nutrition Disorders
Micronutrients
Iron
Deficiency Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on November 22, 2009