Safe and Efficacious Iron for Children in Kenya

PHASE2/PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

338

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 30, 2014

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2014

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2014

Conditions
Anaemia
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Low-dose iron as NaFeEDTA

Daily home fortification for 30 days with 3 mg iron as NaFeEDTA, vitamin A (300 RE μg as retinyl palmitate) and 5 mg zinc (as gluconate)

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Conventional dose iron as ferrous salt

Daily home fortification for 30 days with 12.5 mg iron as encapsulated ferrous fumarate, vitamin A (300 RE μg as retinyl palmitate) and 5 mg zinc (as gluconate)

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Daily home fortification for 30 days with vitamin A (300 RE μg as retinyl palmitate) and 5 mg zinc (as gluconate)

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

Maseno University, Maseno

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Maseno University

OTHER

lead

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

OTHER

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