Therapeutic Zinc in Childhood Pneumonia

PHASE2/PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

641

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 31, 2006

Primary Completion Date

July 31, 2008

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2008

Conditions
Pneumonia
Interventions
DRUG

Zinc (zinc sulphate)

Dissolvable zinc tablet 10 mg elemental zinc per day for infants 20 mg elemental zinc per day for children 12 to 35 months

DRUG

Placebo

Placebo

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

Kanti Children Hospital, Kathmandu

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Tribhuvan University, Nepal

OTHER

collaborator

Statens Serum Institut

OTHER

collaborator

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

OTHER

collaborator

Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement

OTHER_GOV

collaborator

Society for Applied Studies

OTHER

lead

Centre For International Health

OTHER