CompletedNot Applicable

Community Salt Testing and Relation of Iodine Intake to Visual Information Processing of Ethiopian Infants

Ethiopia106 participantsStarted 2013-01-02

Plain-language summary

This study evaluated efficacy of iodized salt for mothers and their six-month-old infants' thyroid hormones and visual information processing. Half of the participants received 450 g iodized salt for the household each week, while the other half received 225 ug iodine daily as a potassium iodide capsule.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 45 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * The women must be lactating and must have an infant less than or equal to one week old. * Mothers had to volunteer to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Any hyperthyroidism symptoms manifested by nervousness, anxiety, heart palpitations, or rapid pulse. * If infants had fever, cough or severe (\>3/day) diarrhea * Any allergic reaction such as acne, weakness, or foul breath

What they're measuring

Change from baseline breast milk iodine concentration (µg/L) at six months

Timeframe: First week after delivery and at six months

Change from baseline urinary iodine concentration (µg/L at six months

Timeframe: First week after delivery and at six months

Change from baseline Infants' anthropometric measurement (Z-score) at six months

Timeframe: First week after delivery and at six months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03889431

SponsorOklahoma State University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2013-01-30

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