Lao Zinc Study: Effects of Two Forms of Daily Preventive Zinc Versus Therapeutic Zinc Supplementation

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

3,433

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 30, 2015

Primary Completion Date

May 31, 2017

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2017

Conditions
Diarrhea
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

MNP

MNP containing containing 10 mg zinc and 14 other nutrients, including 6 mg iron, 0.56 mg copper, 17 μg selenium, 90 μg iodine, 400 μg RE vitamin A, 5 μg vitamin D, 5 mg vitamin E, 30 mg ascorbic acid, 0.5 mg vitamin B1, 0.5 mg vitamin B2, 6 mg niacin, 0.5 mg vitamin B6, 0.9 μg vitamin B12, and 150 μg folate

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

preventive zinc supplement

7 mg zinc daily as dispersible tablet

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

therapeutic zinc supplement

20 mg zinc per day for 10 days during diarrhea episodes, as dispersible tablet

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

preventive placebo supplement

dispersible daily placebo tablet

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

therapeutic placebo supplement

dispersible placebo tablet for 10 days during diarrhea episodes

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

placebo powder

placebo powder

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute, Vientiane

Sponsors

Collaborators (1)

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute, Lao PDR

UNKNOWN

collaborator

USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center

FED

collaborator

University of British Columbia

OTHER

collaborator

Khon Kaen University

OTHER

collaborator

Nutrition International

OTHER

collaborator

The Mathile Institute for the Advancement of Human Nutrition

OTHER

lead

University of California, Davis

OTHER