Impact of Anti-Giardia and Antihelmintic Treatment on Infant Growth in Bangladesh

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

410

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 30, 2003

Primary Completion Date

April 30, 2004

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2006

Conditions
Giardiasis
Interventions
DRUG

Anti-Giardia and antihelmintic treatment (secnidazole or albendazole)

Every 4 weeks: Secnidazole (70mg/ml suspension, 0.5ml per kg of body weight) or a placebo was administered Every 12 weeks: Albendazole (syrup, 200mg)

DRUG

Anti-Giardia treatment only (secnidazole or albendazole)

Every 4 weeks: Secnidazole (70mg/ml suspension, 0.5ml per kg of body weight) Every 12 weeks: placebo of Albendazole

DRUG

Control group (placebo)

Every 4 weeks: Secnidazole placebo Every 12 weeks: Albendazole placebo

Trial Locations (1)

1212

National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine, Mohakhali

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of Cambridge

OTHER

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