Effectiveness of Selling Micronutrient Sprinkles in Rural Kenya

PHASE4CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

7,200

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 31, 2007

Primary Completion Date

January 31, 2012

Study Completion Date

September 30, 2014

Conditions
Anemia, Iron-deficiency
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

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"

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

CDC/Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisumu

Sponsors
All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Safe Water and AIDS Project

OTHER

collaborator

Kenya Medical Research Institute

OTHER

collaborator

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

OTHER

lead

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

FED