Therapeutic Zinc in Infant Bacterial Illness

PHASE2/PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

700

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

July 31, 2005

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2008

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2008

Conditions
SepsisBacterial InfectionsPneumonia
Interventions
DRUG

Drug: Zinc (zinc sulphate)

Dissolvable tablet 10 mg. Once daily during the illness

DRUG

Placebo

Placebo tablet, once daily

Trial Locations (3)

110064

Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital,, New Delhi

Unknown

All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Kalawati Saran Children Hospital, New Delhi

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

OTHER

lead

Centre For International Health

OTHER