The impact of micronutrient supplementation on the health of Zambian adults with particular emphasis on intestinal infection

ISRCTN	ISRCTN31173864
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN31173864
Secondary identifying numbers	067948

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Dr Paul Kelly
Scientific

Tropical Gastroenterology & Nutrition Group
University of Zambia School of Medicine
Nationalist Road
Lusaka
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Zambia

Phone	+260 1 252269
Email	m.p.kelly@qmul.ac.uk

Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)	Other
Study type	Treatment
Scientific title	Integrity of small intestinal antimicrobial defence in relation to micronutrients in Zambian adults
Study objectives	To determine if a multiple micronutrient supplement boosts intestinal innate immunity in adults living in an urban environment in Africa.
Ethics approval(s)	Obtained from two ethics committees: 1. University of Zambia Research Ethics Committee 2. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Research Ethics Committee
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Intestinal innate immunity
Intervention	Randomised, placebo-controlled trial of solid tablet formulation of 15 micronutrients, administered daily, with cross-over after two years. The anticipated end date of this trial has been shortened to 1st January 2007, the previous anticipated end date was 31/08/2007.
Intervention type	Supplement
Primary outcome measure	1. Frequency of diarrhoeal disease 2. CD4 count in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositive participants 3. Expression of antimicrobial peptides in small intestinal tissue and secretions 4. Change in micronutrient status
Secondary outcome measures	No secondary outcome measures
Overall study start date	01/06/2003
Completion date	01/01/2007

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Lower age limit	18 Years
Sex	Both
Target number of participants	500
Key inclusion criteria	All adults (over 18 years of age, either sex) resident within a defined geographical area of Misisi compound, Lusaka, Zambia, have been invited to participate.
Key exclusion criteria	Does not meet inclusion criteria
Date of first enrolment	01/06/2003
Date of final enrolment	01/01/2007

Tropical Gastroenterology & Nutrition Group

Lusaka
-
Zambia

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (UK)
University/education

Research Grants and Contracts Office
Keppel Street
London
WC1E 7HT
England
United Kingdom

Charity

The Wellcome Trust (UK) (grant ref: 067948)

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Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
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Output type	Details	Date created	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article	results	01/10/2008	Yes	No
Results article	results	06/07/2010	Yes	No
Results article	results	25/03/2014	Yes	No