PregnancyPhase 1NCT00168688
Prenatal Multi-micronutrient Supplementation and Pregnancy Outcome
A Phase 1 study testing multi micronutrient supplement, MN1 and MN2 in people with Pregnancy and Birth Weight, run by Bandim Health Project at 1 site in Guinea-Bissau.
Trial summary
Prenatal maternal micronutrient supplementation has been suggested as a means to reduce the proportion of low birth weight babies in low-income countries. The effects of prenatal multi-micronutrient supplements on birth weight and perinatal mortality were studied in a randomised controlled trial among 2100 pregnant… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any age, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Pregnancy, Birth Weight
- What is being tested?
- multi micronutrient supplement, MN1 and MN2
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 2,100 participants
- Where
- 1 siteGuinea-Bissau
- Study dates
- Jan 2001to Oct 2002
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- Women only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Pregnant women
Who cannot join
- >37 weeks of gestational at enrollment
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: The Effects of Prenatal Multi-micronutrient Supplements on Pregnancy Outcome, Peri- and Neonatal Mortality on Maternal and Infant Nutritional Status: A Randomised, Controlled Trial Among Women in Guinea-Bissau
Prenatal maternal micronutrient supplementation has been suggested as a means to reduce the proportion of low birth weight babies in low-income countries. The effects of prenatal multi-micronutrient supplements on birth weight and perinatal mortality were studied in a randomised controlled trial among 2100 pregnant women in Guinea-Bissau. Women up to 37 weeks pregnant were individually randomised to daily supplements until delivery of A) Iron + folic acid or multi-micronutrients in B) One or C) Two recommended dietary allowances. Secondary outcomes were infant growth and maternal haemoglobin eight weeks after delivery.
Read the detailed description
Prenatal maternal micronutrient supplementation has been suggested as a means to reduce the proportion of low birth weight babies in low-income countries. The effects of prenatal multi-micronutrient supplements on birth weight and perinatal mortality were studied in a randomised controlled trial among 2100 pregnant women in Guinea-Bissau. Women up to 37 weeks pregnant were individually randomised to daily supplements until delivery of identically looking tablets containing 1) Iron (60 mg) + folate (400 µg), 2) One recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of 5 minerals and 10 vitamins, including iron (30 mg) and folate (400 µg), or 3) Two RDA's of 5 minerals and 10 vitamins, including iron (30 mg) and folate (800 µg). Supplements were provided in known excess at fortnightly home visits until delivery. Compliance was assessed by tablet count.
Women were interviewed about age, civil status, obstetric history and socio-economic status at enrolment. Maternal anthropometry was measured at enrolment, at delivery, and eight weeks after delivery. Maternal malaria parasitaemia and haemoglobin were measured at enrolment and eight weeks after delivery. Maternal status of a wide range of micronutrients was assessed at enrolment and eight weeks after delivery in a sub-cohort of 600 women. Further, survival of the infants will be followed until 3 years of age, within the routines of the Bandim Health Project surveillance system.
Women were provided impregnated bed nets and weekly malaria prophylaxis until delivery. Women with high malaria parasitaemia at enrolment were in addition given a full treatment at enrolment.
Sample size considerations: A sample size of 638 women in each treatment group will be required to detect a reduction in perinatal mortality from 9% to 5% or less in a treatment group using 80% power and a 5% significance level. With an expected loss to follow up of 10%, 2100 women are required. With a sample size of 2100 the study will be able to detect at least 75 g difference, i.e. a 2.5% change in birth weight.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Birth Weight
- Being tested
- multi micronutrient supplement, MN1, MN2
- Keywords
- micronutrient supplementation, pregnancy, birth weight, perinatal mortality
- Medical subject headings
- Birth Weight, Perinatal Death
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
multi micronutrient supplementDietary supplement
MN1Dietary supplement
Vitamin A 800 μg RE, Vitamin D 200 IU, Vitamin E 10 mg, Vitamin B1 1.4 mg, Vitamin B2 1.4 mg, Niacin 18 mg, Folic acid 400 μg, Vitamin B6 1.9 mg, Vitamin B12 2.6 μg, Vitamin C 70 mg, Zinc 15 mg, Iron 30 mg, Copper 2.0 mg, Selenium 65 μg, Iodine 150 μg
MN2Dietary supplement
Vitamin A 1600 μg RE, Vitamin D 400 IU, Vitamin E 20 mg, Vitamin B1 2.8 mg, Vitamin B2 2.8 mg, Niacin 36 mg, Folic acid 800 μg, Vitamin B6 3.8 mg, Vitamin B12 5.2 μg, Vitamin C 140 mg, Zinc 30 mg, Iron 30 mg, Copper 4.0 mg, Selenium 130 μg, Iodine 300 μg
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| FeFol | Active comparator | Iron (60 mg) and folic acid (400 ug), standard of care Receives: Dietary Supplement: multi micronutrient supplement |
| MN1 | Experimental | 1 RDA of 15 micronutrients, including iron (30 mg) and folic acid (400 ug)
Vitamin A 800 μg RE, Vitamin D 200 IU, Vitamin E 10 mg, Vitamin B1 1.4 mg, Vitamin B2 1.4 mg, Niacin 18 mg, Folic acid 400 μg, Vitamin B6 1.9 mg, Vitamin B12 2.6 μg, Vitamin C 70 mg, Zinc 15 mg, Iron 30 mg, Copper 2.0 mg, Selenium 65 μg, Iodine 150 μg Receives: Dietary Supplement: MN1 |
| MN2 | Experimental | 2 RDA of 14 micronutrients including iron (30 mg) and folic acid (800 ug)
Vitamin A 1600 μg RE, Vitamin D 400 IU, Vitamin E 20 mg, Vitamin B1 2.8 mg, Vitamin B2 2.8 mg, Niacin 36 mg, Folic acid 800 μg, Vitamin B6 3.8 mg, Vitamin B12 5.2 μg, Vitamin C 140 mg, Zinc 30 mg, Iron 30 mg, Copper 4.0 mg, Selenium 130 μg, Iodine 300 μg Receives: Dietary Supplement: MN2 |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Birth weight (<3 days)
Perinatal mortality
Secondary outcomes (3)
Maternal haemoglobin (8 weeks pp)
Maternal anthropometry (8 weeks pp)
Infant growth (8 weeks pp)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted15 Sep 2005 (estimated)
- Study startJan 2001
- Primary completionOct 2002
- Study completionOct 2002
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for PregnancyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Quadruple blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 2,100 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark
- Investigators
- Peter Aaby, Dr. Med, Study director, Bandim Health Project
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00168688
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- RUF-2001-91057-PREGNUT
- Status last verified
- Nov 2013
- First submitted
- 13 Sep 2005
- Last updated
- 18 Nov 2013
- Results posted
- No
Publications
Kaestel P, Michaelsen KF, Aaby P, Friis H. Effects of prenatal multimicronutrient supplements on birth weight and perinatal mortality: a randomised, controlled trial in Guinea-Bissau. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2005 Sep;59(9):1081-9. doi: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602215.
PubMed 16015266
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 18 Nov 2013. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effects of Prenatal Multi-micronutrient Supplements on Pregnancy Outcome, Peri- and Neonatal Mortality on Maternal and Infant Nutritional Status: A Randomised, Controlled Trial Among Women in Guinea-Bissau
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00168688
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- RUF-2001-91057-PREGNUT
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Birth Weight
- Keywords
- micronutrient supplementation, pregnancy, birth weight, perinatal mortality
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 2,100 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Bandim Health ProjectUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark
- Study start
- Jan 2001
- Primary completion
- Oct 2002 (actual)
- Study completion
- Oct 2002 (actual)
- First posted
- 15 Sep 2005 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Prenatal maternal micronutrient supplementation has been suggested as a means to reduce the proportion of low birth weight babies in low-income countries. The effects of prenatal multi-micronutrient supplements on birth weight and perinatal mortality were studied in a randomised controlled trial among 2100 pregnant women in Guinea-Bissau. Women up to 37 weeks pregnant were individually randomised to daily supplements until delivery of A) Iron + folic acid or multi-micronutrients in B) One or C) Two recommended dietary allowances. Secondary outcomes were infant growth and maternal haemoglobin eight weeks after delivery.
Detailed description
Prenatal maternal micronutrient supplementation has been suggested as a means to reduce the proportion of low birth weight babies in low-income countries. The effects of prenatal multi-micronutrient supplements on birth weight and perinatal mortality were studied in a randomised controlled trial among 2100 pregnant women in Guinea-Bissau. Women up to 37 weeks pregnant were individually randomised to daily supplements until delivery of identically looking tablets containing 1) Iron (60 mg) + folate (400 µg), 2) One recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of 5 minerals and 10 vitamins, including iron (30 mg) and folate (400 µg), or 3) Two RDA's of 5 minerals and 10 vitamins, including iron (30 mg) and folate (800 µg). Supplements were provided in known excess at fortnightly home visits until delivery. Compliance was assessed by tablet count.
Women were interviewed about age, civil status, obstetric history and socio-economic status at enrolment. Maternal anthropometry was measured at enrolment, at delivery, and eight weeks after delivery. Maternal malaria parasitaemia and haemoglobin were measured at enrolment and eight weeks after delivery. Maternal status of a wide range of micronutrients was assessed at enrolment and eight weeks after delivery in a sub-cohort of 600 women. Further, survival of the infants will be followed until 3 years of age, within the routines of the Bandim Health Project surveillance system.
Women were provided impregnated bed nets and weekly malaria prophylaxis until delivery. Women with high malaria parasitaemia at enrolment were in addition given a full treatment at enrolment.
Sample size considerations: A sample size of 638 women in each treatment group will be required to detect a reduction in perinatal mortality from 9% to 5% or less in a treatment group using 80% power and a 5% significance level. With an expected loss to follow up of 10%, 2100 women are required. With a sample size of 2100 the study will be able to detect at least 75 g difference, i.e. a 2.5% change in birth weight.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Quadruple blind (participant, care provider, investigator, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 3
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| FeFol | Active comparator | Dietary Supplement: multi micronutrient supplementIron (60 mg) and folic acid (400 ug), standard of care |
| MN1 | Experimental | Dietary Supplement: MN11 RDA of 15 micronutrients, including iron (30 mg) and folic acid (400 ug) Vitamin A 800 μg RE, Vitamin D 200 IU, Vitamin E 10 mg, Vitamin B1 1.4 mg, Vitamin B2 1.4 mg, Niacin 18 mg, Folic acid 400 μg, Vitamin B6 1.9 mg, Vitamin B12 2.6 μg, Vitamin C 70 mg, Zinc 15 mg, Iron 30 mg, Copper 2.0 mg, Selenium 65 μg, Iodine 150 μg |
| MN2 | Experimental | Dietary Supplement: MN22 RDA of 14 micronutrients including iron (30 mg) and folic acid (800 ug) Vitamin A 1600 μg RE, Vitamin D 400 IU, Vitamin E 20 mg, Vitamin B1 2.8 mg, Vitamin B2 2.8 mg, Niacin 36 mg, Folic acid 800 μg, Vitamin B6 3.8 mg, Vitamin B12 5.2 μg, Vitamin C 140 mg, Zinc 30 mg, Iron 30 mg, Copper 4.0 mg, Selenium 130 μg, Iodine 300 μg |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Pregnant women
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- >37 weeks of gestational at enrollment
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| multi micronutrient supplement | Dietary supplement | FeFol |
| MN1Vitamin A 800 μg RE, Vitamin D 200 IU, Vitamin E 10 mg, Vitamin B1 1.4 mg, Vitamin B2 1.4 mg, Niacin 18 mg, Folic acid 400 μg, Vitamin B6 1.9 mg, Vitamin B12 2.6 μg, Vitamin C 70 mg, Zinc 15 mg, Iron 30 mg, Copper 2.0 mg, Selenium 65 μg, Iodine 150 μg | Dietary supplement | MN1 |
| MN2Vitamin A 1600 μg RE, Vitamin D 400 IU, Vitamin E 20 mg, Vitamin B1 2.8 mg, Vitamin B2 2.8 mg, Niacin 36 mg, Folic acid 800 μg, Vitamin B6 3.8 mg, Vitamin B12 5.2 μg, Vitamin C 140 mg, Zinc 30 mg, Iron 30 mg, Copper 4.0 mg, Selenium 130 μg, Iodine 300 μg | Dietary supplement | MN2 |
Primary outcome
Birth weight (<3 days)
Perinatal mortality
3 secondary outcomes
Maternal haemoglobin (8 weeks pp)
Maternal anthropometry (8 weeks pp)
Infant growth (8 weeks pp)
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 18 Nov 2013.
- Results publication: PubMed 16015266Kaestel P, Michaelsen KF, Aaby P, Friis H. Effects of prenatal multimicronutrient supplements on birth weight and perinatal mortality: a randomised, controlled trial in Guinea-Bissau. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2005 Sep;59(9):1081-9. doi: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602215.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Peter Aaby, Dr. Med study director
Bandim Health Project
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 1 study testing multi micronutrient supplement, MN1 and MN2 in people with Pregnancy and Birth Weight, run by Bandim Health Project at 1 site in Guinea-Bissau.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Nov 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Guinea-Bissau. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Birth weight (<3 days). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00168688, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Nov 2013.