Nutrition, Immunology and Epidemiology of Tuberculosis

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

876

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

March 31, 2000

Primary Completion Date

May 31, 2004

Study Completion Date

May 31, 2004

Conditions
Tuberculosis
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Multivitamins

5000 IU of retinol, 20 mg of B1, 20 mg of B2, 25 mg of B6, 100 mg of niacin, 50 mcg of B12, 500 of C, 200 mg of E, 0.8 mg of folic acid, and 100 mcg of selenium taken orally on a daily basis from the start of TB therapy through 8 months of anti-TB therapy

OTHER

Placebo

Placebo pill taken orally on a daily basis from the start of TB therapy through 8 months of anti-TB therapy

Trial Locations (1)

02115

Harvard School of Public Health, Boston

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

OTHER

lead

Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)

OTHER

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