2,886
Participants
Start Date
February 20, 2018
Primary Completion Date
January 12, 2020
Study Completion Date
January 12, 2020
Standard MNP
Standard MNP, 15 micronutrients (Vitamin A 400 µg, vitamin D 5 µg, vitamin E 5 mg, vitamin C 30 mg, thiamine 0.5 mg, riboflavin 0.5 mg, niacin 6 mg, pyridoxine 0.5 mg, vitamin B12 0.9 mg, folate 150 µg, iron 10 mg, zinc 4.1 mg, copper 0.56 mg, selenium 17.0 µg and iodine 90 µg). Daily supplementation for 24 weeks.
High zinc, low iron MNP
Same as group 1, except with 10 mg zinc instead of 4.1 mg and 6 mg iron instead of 10 mg. Daily supplementation for 24 weeks.
High zinc, low/no iron on alternating days
Same as study group 1, except with 10 mg zinc instead of 4.1 mg, and 6 mg iron and no iron on alternating days instead of 10 mg. Daily supplementation for 24 weeks.
Dispersible zinc supplement
10 mg zinc in a dispersible tablet. Daily supplementation for 24 weeks.
Intermittent zinc supplement
10 mg zinc in a dispersible tablet. Daily supplementation for 14 days at baseline and 3 months, placebo tablet on all other days.
Placebo powder
Daily provision of a placebo powder for 24 weeks.
Icddr,B, Dhaka
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
OTHER
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
OTHER
University of Colorado, Denver
OTHER
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
OTHER