Vitamin A and Zinc: Prevention of Pneumonia (VAZPOP) Study

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Pneumonia, Diarrhea, Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

In brief

Children with malnutrition are often low in some nutrients, like zinc or vitamin A, that could help them fight off infections like pneumonia. Our study was designed to see if children who got supplements of zinc or vitamin A had fewer infections.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00228254

Run by

Tufts University

People needed

2582

Starts

2000-01-01

Expected to finish

2004-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2005-09-28

Who can join

Age: 1 and older, up to 3. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 6 to 36 months at the time of enrollment No recent vitamin or micronutrient use Residence of 1 year or longer in the neighborhood Full and free written consent No clinical evidence of zinc or vitamin A deficiency Absence of severe malnutrition such as weight < or = to 60% of expected weight

You may not qualify if…

• Age less than 6 months or greater than 36 months at enrollment Recent vitamin or micronutrient use Residence for less than 1 year in neighborhood Lack of full and free consent Any evidence of zinc or vitamin A deficiency Severe malnutrition

Where it is running

• Tufts University School of Medicine — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Corporacion Ecuatoriana de Biotecnologia — Quito, Pinchincha, Ecuador

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