THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ALBENDAZOLE PLUS VITAMIN A VERSUS ALBENDAZOLE PLUS PLACEBO IN PREVENTING ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES RE-INFECTION IN SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN: A DOUBLE BLIND RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inke Nadia Diniyanti Lubis
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Vitamin A ◽  
Ascaris Lumbricoides ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Randomized Controlled

The Impact of Prenatal Vitamin A and Zinc Supplementation on Birth Size and Neonatal Survival - a Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial in a Rural Area of Indonesia

2013 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Endy P. Prawirohartono ◽  
Lennarth Nyström ◽  
Detty S. Nurdiati ◽  
Mohammad Hakimi ◽  
Torbjörn Lind
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Vitamin A ◽  
Zinc Supplementation ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Neonatal Morbidity ◽  
Birth Length ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Vitamin A Supplementation ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Background: Prenatal supplementation with micronutrients may increase birth weight and thus improve infant health and survival in settings where infants and children are at risk of micronutrient deficiencies. Objective: To assess whether vitamin A and/or zinc supplementation given during pregnancy can improve birth weight, birth length, neonatal morbidity, or infant mortality. Methods: A double-blind, randomized controlled trial supplementing women (n = 2173) in Central Java, Indonesia throughout pregnancy with vitamin A, zinc, combined vitamin A+zinc, or placebo. Results: Out of 2173 supplemented pregnant women, 1956 neonates could be evaluated. Overall, zinc supplementation improved birth length compared to placebo or combined vitamin A+zinc (48.8 vs. 48.5 cm, p = 0.04); vitamin A supplementation improved birth length compared to placebo or combined vitamin A+zinc (48.7 vs. 48.2 cm, p = 0.04). These effects remained after adjusting for maternal height, pre-pregnancy weight, and parity. There was no effect of supplementation on birth weight, the proportion of low birth weight, neonatal morbidity, or mortality. Conclusions: Prenatal zinc or vitamin A supplementation demonstrates a small but significant effect on birth length, but supplementation with zinc, vitamin A or a combination of zinc and vitamin A, have no effect on birth weight, neonatal morbidity, or mortality.

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Two Syntactic Treatment Procedures With Cantonese-Speaking, School-Age Children With Language Disorders

2015 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 1258-1272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol K. S. To ◽  
Hoi Ming Lui ◽  
Xin Xin Li ◽  
Gary Y. H. Lam
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Language Impairment ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Mixed Effect ◽  
Sentence Combining ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Main Effect ◽  
Functional Outcome Measures

Purpose In this study, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy of sentence-combining (SC) and narrative-based (NAR) intervention approaches to syntax intervention using a randomized-controlled-trial design. Method Fifty-two Cantonese-speaking, school-age children with language impairment were assigned randomly to either the SC or the NAR treatment arm. Seven children did not receive treatment as assigned. Intervention in both arms targeted the same complex syntactical structures. The SC group focused on sentence combination training, whereas the NAR group made use of narratives in which the target structures were embedded. Pretest and posttest performances measured using a standardized language assessment were subjected to analyses of covariance mixed-effect-model analyses of variance. Results Children in both treatment arms demonstrated significant growth after 4 months of intervention. The main effect between treatment arms and time was not significant after controlling the pretest performance, suggesting that both treatment approaches showed similar effects. The main effect of time was significant. Conclusions This study provided evidence to support language intervention in the school years in Cantonese-speaking children. However, neither approach was shown to be more efficacious than the other. Future researchers could examine the effects of a longer treatment period and include functional outcome measures.

scholarly journals Live attenuated seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccine in school-age children: A randomized controlled trial

Vaccine ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (15) ◽  
pp. 1937-1943 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brendan Klick ◽  
Sunita Durrani ◽  
Kwok-Hung Chan ◽  
Dennis K.M. Ip ◽  
Erica S.K. Chou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Influenza Vaccine ◽  
Pandemic Influenza ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Randomized Controlled
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