Micronutrients and Enteric Infections in African Children
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2006-01-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of the study is to see if giving vitamin and mineral supplements helps to protect
infants and children from diarrhea, which vitamins and minerals help to improve a child's
weight and growth, and if the same results occur in infants and children with HIV. HIV is the
virus that causes AIDS. Study participants will include 516 infants aged 4-6 months.
Participants will include: (1) HIV-infected children, (2) HIV-uninfected children with
HIV-infected mothers, and (3) HIV-uninfected children with HIV-uninfected mothers. Subjects
will have an equal chance of receiving one of three different vitamin and/or mineral
supplements during the study. Study procedures will include up to 7 blood samples and stool
samples every 3 months and body composition every 6 months. Participants will be involved in
the study for up to 18 months.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Treatments:
Micronutrients Retinol palmitate Trace Elements Vitamin A Vitamins Zinc