The Bangladesh Environmental Enteric Dysfunction Study

NAUnknownINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

1,575

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

July 16, 2016

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2022

Study Completion Date

June 30, 2022

Conditions
MalnutritionInfection
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Egg

After enrollment, participants will receive one large egg 6 days a week for 3, 2 and 2 months for stunted children, children at risk of stunting, and malnourished adults, respectively.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Milk

After enrollment, participants will receive 150ml of milk 6 days a week for 3, 2 and 2 months for stunted children, children at risk of stunting, and malnourished adults, respectively.

DRUG

Albendazole/Pyrantel Pamoate

As per the national guidelines, treatment will be provided based with 200 mg of Albendazole or 10mg/kg Pyrantel Pamoate single dose if the participants have not been treated for helminths in the preceding three months.

BEHAVIORAL

Nutritional counselling

Parents/caregivers will be given nutritional counselling

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Micronutrient sprinkles

For the child cohort, one sachet of multiple micro-nutrient sprinkles per day to be administered with the mid-day meal for two months

Trial Locations (1)

1216

RECRUITING

Mirpur, Dhaka

Sponsors

Collaborators (1)

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

OTHER

collaborator

University of Virginia

OTHER

collaborator

University of Washington

OTHER

collaborator

Dhaka Medical College

OTHER

collaborator

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

OTHER

lead

International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh

OTHER

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