Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Appetite and Growth in Primary Malnourished Children

Ain Shams University

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 4

Conditions: Appetite Disorders

Treatments: Other: Placebo; Drug: Zinc sulphate

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03098810

2272009

Details and patient eligibility

About

Zinc supplementation effect on appetite and growth of malnourished children

Full description

The investigators will do s. Zinc and letting before and after zinc supplementation

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 2 to 10 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• primary malnourished

Exclusion criteria

• zinc supplementation in the previous 3 months Children with chronic disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Normal children

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Placebo

Treatment:

Other: Placebo

Malnourished children

Experimental group

Description:

Oral zinc sulphate syrup

Treatment:

Drug: Zinc sulphate