Overview

Efficacy of Iron Fortified Complementary Food and IPT of Malaria in Young Children in Côte d'Ivoire

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-05-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The proposed project is aimed at testing two interventions, namely a highly bioavailable iron compound and a combination of SP plus amodiaquine for intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) of malaria, to reduce anaemia in very young children.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Collaborators:
Swiss National Science Foundation
Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Treatments:
Amodiaquine
Ferrous fumarate
Iron