Daily vitamin pills may sharpen teen minds and strengthen bones, large trial tests

NCT ID NCT07695883

Not yet recruiting Disease control Sponsor: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jul 10, 2026 · Last updated Jul 16, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This trial tests whether giving adolescent girls a daily multiple micronutrient supplement (with or without extra nutrients) improves their growth, brain function, bone health, and overall well-being compared to the standard weekly iron-folic acid pill. About 3,000 girls aged 10–18 in rural Bangladesh will take the supplements for one year. The goal is to see if a simple daily pill can help teens in low-resource settings reach their full potential.

What this could mean

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Active substance: Multiple micronutrient supplement (UNIMMAP formulation) with or without additional nutrients
What this could lead to: If effective, daily multiple micronutrient supplements could become a standard policy to improve growth, learning, and bone health in adolescent girls in low-resource settings.
What could go wrong: This is a single trial in one rural area of Bangladesh, so results may not apply elsewhere. Supplements may not show clear benefits over weekly iron-folic acid, and side effects from high-dose nutrients are possible.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

hereditary endocrine growth disease hypertensive disorder neurodevelopmental disorder Thinness

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BLOOD PRESSURE BODY COMPOSITION BONE MINERAL DENSITY HRQOL (HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE) LINEAR GROWTH MICRONUTRIENT STATUS NEURODEVELOPMENT OUTCOME STUNTING UNDERWEIGHT WAIST-TO-HEIGHT RATIO

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Locations

JiVitA Project Head Quarters

Rangpur City, Bangladesh

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