Zinc Supplementation and Severe and Recurrent Diarrhea

Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences100 enrolled

Overview

Evaluating the impact of 3 months daily zinc supplementation on incidence of severe and recurrent diarrhea in 6 to 36 months age children in Bandarabbaas

Evaluating the impact of 3 months daily zinc supplementation on incidence of severe and recurrent diarrhea in 6 to 36 months age children in Bandarabbaas in 2009

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Diarrhea

Interventions

Zinc SupplementDRUG

10mg daily for under 1 years old children and 20mg daily for above 1 years old children

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 6 MonthsMax age: 36 MonthsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All 6 to 36 months old children without diarrhea at the time of study and without disease such as celiac * Inflammatory bowl disease and hypersensitivity to milk Exclusion Criteria: * Diarrhea at the time of the study and background disease such as celiac, IBD or hypersensitivity to milk

Locations (1)

Hormozgan University of medical sciences

Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Diarrhea

Incidence, Duration and frequency

Time frame: 1 years

Secondary Outcomes

Admission for diarrhea

Total number of admissions during the study period

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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