7,200
Participants
Start Date
January 31, 2007
Primary Completion Date
January 31, 2012
Study Completion Date
September 30, 2014
Micronutrient powders (Sprinkles)
"Sprinkles were developed in 1996 by Stanley Zlotkin's research group at the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto as a novel approach for delivering iron and other micronutrients. They come in 1g sachets of dry powder that is then added to any home-prepared semi-solid food, intended for daily consumption by children aged 6-59 months. Formulation includes:~Iron (Ferrous fumarate) 12.5 mg, Folic acid 150 µg, Vitamin A 375 µg, Vitamin C 35 mg, Zinc 5 mg, Vitamin B1 0.5 mg, Vitamin B2 0.5 mg, Vitamin B6 0.5 mg, Vitamin B12 0.9 µg, Vitamin D3 5 µg, Vitamin E 6.0 mg, Niacin 6.0 mg, Copper 0.6 mg, Iodine 50 µg"
CDC/Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisumu
Collaborators (1)
Safe Water and AIDS Project
OTHER
Kenya Medical Research Institute
OTHER
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
OTHER
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
FED