# Effect of Zinc and Vitamin A Supplementation on Diarrhea, Physical Growth and Immune Response in Malnourished Children

> **NCT00272116** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Society for Applied Studies** · enrollment: 2482 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Diarrhea
- Pneumonia
- Acute Respiratory Tract Infection

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Zinc and vitamin A single dose at enrollment
- **DRUG:** Placebo and vitamin A single dose at enrollment

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00272116
- **Lead sponsor:** Society for Applied Studies
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 1998-02
- **Primary completion:** 2000-02
- **Final completion:** 2000-09
- **Target enrollment:** 2482 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2012-04-03

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00272116

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00272116, "Effect of Zinc and Vitamin A Supplementation on Diarrhea, Physical Growth and Immune Response in Malnourished Children". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-09 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00272116. Licensed CC0.

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