# Folic Acid and Zinc Supplementation Trial (FAZST)

> **NCT01857310** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)** · enrollment: 2370 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Pregnancy
- Live Birth
- Spontaneous Abortion

## Interventions

- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** 5 mg folic acid and 30 mg elemental zinc
- **DRUG:** Placebo Comparator: Placebo

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01857310
- **Lead sponsor:** Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- **Sponsor class:** NIH
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2013-06
- **Primary completion:** 2019-06
- **Final completion:** 2019-06
- **Target enrollment:** 2370 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2020-11-19


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01857310

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01857310, "Folic Acid and Zinc Supplementation Trial (FAZST)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01857310. Licensed CC0.

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