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NCT Number: NCT00198848

Iron Supplementation Among Adolescent Girls in India

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Iron Deficiency Anemia Anemia Anemia, Hypochromic Anemia, Iron-Deficiency Hematologic Diseases Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases Iron Deficiencies Iron Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Age range

12 year–19 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Child In Need Institute

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Girl 12-19 years of age
  • Resides in study area

Exclusion criteria

  • Does not reside in study area

Treatment and study plan

Iron-folic acid supplement

Drug

Primary outcomes

  1. Prevalence of anemia after 1 year of intervention

Secondary outcomes

  1. Knowledge of anemia

  2. Practices regarding treatment and prevention of anemia

  3. Knowledge of iron supplements

  4. Practices regarding iron supplements

  5. Dietary iron intake

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Other

Collaborators

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2005
Primary completion
2007
Study completion
2007
First posted
Sep 20, 2005
Registry last updated
Apr 20, 2018

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