NCT00128557View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Community Trial of Newborn Vitamin A Supplementation to Reduce Infant Mortality in Rural Bangladesh

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

15,937

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 31, 2004

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2006

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2006

Conditions
Mortality Through Six Months of AgeVitamin A Deficiency
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

vitamin A supplementation (15,000 ug retinol equivalents or 50,000 IU)

Single dose of 15,000 ug retinol equivalents at or near birth vs a placebo

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

JiVitA Bangladesh Project, Rangpur

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

FED

collaborator

Johns Hopkins University

OTHER

collaborator

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

OTHER

collaborator

Canadian International Development Agency

OTHER_GOV

collaborator

Access Business Group

INDUSTRY

lead

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

OTHER

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