Zinc Dosing Trial - Does Dose Reduction Reduce Side Effects But Retain Efficacy in Diarrhoea Management

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

4,500

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 23, 2017

Primary Completion Date

February 8, 2019

Study Completion Date

February 1, 2020

Conditions
Diarrhea
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Zinc tablets, 20 mg per day

Participants will receive rehydration, dietary counseling, and 1 tablet per day for 14 days of zinc-tablets, each of which contains 20 mg of zinc

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Zinc tablets, 10 mg per day

Participants will receive rehydration, dietary counseling, and 1 tablet per day for 14 days of zinc-tablets, each of which contains 10 mg of zinc

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Zinc tablets, 5 mg per day

Participants will receive rehydration, dietary counseling, and 1 tablet per day for 14 days of zinc-tablets, each of which contains 5 mg of zinc

Trial Locations (2)

Unknown

Centre for Public Health Kinetics, New Delhi

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Center for Public Health Kinetics

OTHER

collaborator

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

OTHER

collaborator

Boston Children's Hospital

OTHER

lead

Ayesha De Costa

OTHER

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