CompletedNot Applicable

Breast Milk Zinc Transfer to Appropriate- and Small-for-gestational-age Bangladeshi Infants

Bangladesh76 participantsStarted 2006-07

Plain-language summary

Data collected from this study will provide information on the breast milk zinc concentration, maternal and infant zinc status, and transfer of zinc from mothers breast milk to infants during first six months of life.

Who can participate

Age range1 Day – 6 Months

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * AGA, birth weight \>2800 g at ≥37 weeks of gestation * SGA, birth weight \<2500 g at ≥37 weeks of gestation Exclusion Criteria: * Other than the above birth weight * Any congenital anomalies abnormalities, chronic infections as were infants with c, or acute illnesses at the time of enrollment * Mothers with pregnancy-induced hypertension, multiple pregnancies, known HIV or hepatitis B infection, or use of tobacco products or alcohol were excluded from the study,

What they're measuring

Amount of zinc transferred through breast milk

Timeframe: at 4, 12 and 24 weeks after delivery of the infants

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01728766

SponsorInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2008-10

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