Iron Supplementation Among Adolescent Girls in India

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.

Verified January 2006 by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Recruitment status was Recruiting

First Received on September 13, 2005. Last Updated on September 6, 2006 History of Changes

Sponsor:	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Collaborator:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information provided by:	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00198848

Purpose

This study will implement and evaluate a community-based intervention to distribute and promote consumption of weekly iron-folic acid supplements and to provide nutrition education to reduce the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia among adolescent girls in West Bengal, India.

Condition	Intervention
Iron Deficiency Anemia	Drug: Iron-folic acid supplement

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Non-Randomized Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title:	Iron Supplementation Among Adolescent Girls in India

Resource links provided by NLM:

Genetics Home Reference related topics: carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I deficiency

MedlinePlus related topics: Anemia Dietary Supplements Iron

Drug Information available for: Folic acid

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Prevalence of anemia after 1 year of intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Knowledge of anemia
Practices regarding treatment and prevention of anemia
Knowledge of iron supplements
Practices regarding iron supplements
Dietary iron intake

Estimated Enrollment:	2800
Study Start Date:	September 2005
Estimated Study Completion Date:	July 2007

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	12 Years to 19 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Girl 12-19 years of age
Resides in study area

Exclusion Criteria:

Does not reside in study area

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00198848

Contacts

Contact: Michele L Dreyfuss, PhD, MPH

410-614-4760

mdreyfus@jhsph.edu

Locations

India
Child In Need Institute	Recruiting
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Contact: Laboni Jana, MS laboni@cinindia.org
Sub-Investigator: Laboni Jana, MS
Principal Investigator: Kaliprasad Pappu, MBBS, MPH

Sponsors and Collaborators

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Michele L Dreyfuss, PhD, MPH

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00198848 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	H.32.04.11.22.A2, S3433-23/23 (ASPH)
Study First Received:	September 13, 2005
Last Updated:	September 6, 2006
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health:

Iron deficiency anemia
Adolescent girls
India

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Anemia
Deficiency Diseases
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
Hematologic Diseases
Malnutrition
Nutrition Disorders
Anemia, Hypochromic
Iron Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Folic Acid
Iron

Vitamin B Complex
Vitamins
Micronutrients
Growth Substances
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
Hematinics
Hematologic Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Trace Elements

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 09, 2012