Study on Dietary Intake Levels of Iodine for 3-6 Years Old Pre-school Children
ConditionNutritional Requirements
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age3-6
SponsorChen Wen
About this trial
Iodine as an essential trace element for human, both excessive and insufficient intake would be harmful for human health. As susceptible population, children will be more sensitive to adverse effects caused by inadequate intake of iodine since they are at the peak of growth and development. Meanwhile, there are few direct evidence to establish dietary intakes levels of iodine for 3-6 years old pre-school children.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
for children with mild malnutrition: hemoglobin <110g / L, or weight for age <P50 according to the Chinese 2009 child growth and development reference standard, or BMI z score <-1 according to the WHO Child Growth Assessment Software (version 3.2.2 ) ; have not been treated for thyroid disease; have not used amiodarone and other drugs (including iodine supplements) during the investigation; have no major diseases ,chronic diseases and family history.
for children with good nutritional status: healthy,-1 <BMI z score <1; have not been treated for thyroid disease; have not used amiodarone and other drugs (including iodine supplements) during the investigation; have no major diseases ,chronic diseases and family history;
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- no intervention
Treatment groups
No treatment groups listed
Sponsors and collaborators
Chen Wen
Lead sponsor
Tianjin Medical University
Sponsor institution
Shandong Institute for Endemic Disease Control and Research
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov