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Zinc and Multivitamin: study protocols

28 study groups took Zinc together with Multivitamin. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Zinc: what the research found →

Dose per serving from research: Zinc

27 study groups in 23 studies say how much Zinc participants took a day.

These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Most common: 10 mg to 25 mg, 52% of 27 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
5 mg to 10 mg
9
10 mg to 25 mg
14
25 mg to 50 mg
3
over 50 mg
1

Commonly used together

16 of 28 study groups took Zinc and Multivitamin with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave.

What was given together, not what works together.

Taken withStudy groups
Iron
6
Vitamin D
5
Vitamin A
4
Vitamin C
4
Calcium
3
Vitamin B6
3

28 study groups

Study
The effect of zinc supplementation on pregnancy outcomes: a double-blind, randomised controlled trial, Egypt
2015 · combined group · Pregnant women aged 20–45 years with low serum zinc for gestational age
30 mg——227
Impact of zinc supplementation on persistent diarrhoea in malnourished Bangladeshi children
1998 · Zinc with multivitamin · Children aged 3–24 months with persistent diarrhoea; malnourished children were the focus of the reported benefit
20 mg—2 weeks—
Megadose vitamins in bladder cancer: a double-blind clinical trial
1994 · megadose vitamins arm · Patients with biopsy-confirmed transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder receiving BCG immunotherapy
90 mg——35
Trial of zinc supplements in relation to pregnancy outcomes, hematologic indicators, and T cell counts among HIV-1-infected women in Tanzania
2005 · Zinc group · Pregnant women with HIV-1 infection, recruited at 12–27 weeks of gestation
25 mg———
Efficacy of zinc supplementation in reducing the incidence and prevalence of acute diarrhea--a community-based, double-blind, controlled trial
1997 · zinc group · Children aged 6–35 months in a low-socioeconomic-status urban Indian community
10 mg—26 weeks286
Randomized controlled trial of the effect of daily supplementation with zinc or multiple micronutrients on the morbidity, growth, and micronutrient status of young Peruvian children
2004 · Zn+VM · Children aged 6–35 months with persistent diarrhea, supplemented after the diarrhea episode ended
10 mg—26 weeks82
Impact of zinc supplementation on subsequent morbidity and growth in Bangladeshi children with persistent diarrhoea
2007 · Zinc group · Children aged 3–24 months, both sexes, hospitalized with persistent diarrhoea; included malnourished children
20 mg—2 weeks78
Effect of oral zinc supplementation on the growth of preterm infants
2010 · Group I · Preterm infants weighing 1000 to 2500 g
2 mg/kg—6 weeks50
A randomized controlled clinical trial of zinc, vitamin A or both in undernourished children with persistent diarrhea in Bangladesh
2001 · zinc · Bangladeshi children aged 6 months to 2 years with persistent diarrhea and moderate malnutrition
40 mg—7 days24
A randomized controlled clinical trial of zinc, vitamin A or both in undernourished children with persistent diarrhea in Bangladesh
2001 · zinc plus vitamin A · Bangladeshi children aged 6 months to 2 years with persistent diarrhea and moderate malnutrition
40 mg—7 days24
Effect of zinc supplementation on mood states in young women: a pilot study
2010 · MV and Zn group · Young women; age range and health status not specified
7 mg—10 weeks15
Impact of zinc supplementation on subsequent growth and morbidity in Bangladeshi children with acute diarrhoea
1999 · Elemental zinc in multivitamin syrup · Children aged 3–24 months with malnutrition and acute diarrhoea
20 mg—2 weeks—
Zinc supplementation in the management of shigellosis in malnourished children in Bangladesh
2008 · Zinc (intervention) · Moderately malnourished children aged 12–59 months with culture-proven shigellosis
20 mg—2 weeks—
Randomised controlled trial of zinc supplementation in malnourished Bangladeshi children with acute diarrhoea
1997 · Zinc-containing multivitamins · Children aged 3 to 24 months with acute diarrhoea and malnutrition (below 76% median weight for age)
20 mg—2 weeks—
Melatonin, vitamins and minerals supplements for the treatment of Covid-19 and Covid-like illness: A prospective, randomized, double-blind multicenter study
2024 · Treatment group · Adults younger than 60 years with COVID-19 or COVID-like illness, no previous medical history, and not hospitalized
25 mg——82
Effect of zinc plus multivitamin supplementation on growth in school children
2016 · Chelated zinc plus multivitamins · Healthy Thai schoolchildren aged 4–13 years
20 mg—26 weeks70
The Effect of a Multivitamin and Mineral Supplement on Immune Function in Healthy Older Adults: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial
2020 · Redoxon® Vita Immune (MVM) · Healthy men and women aged 55–75 years
10 mg—12 weeks21
School-based calcium-vitamin D with micronutrient supplementation enhances bone mass in underprivileged Indian premenarchal girls
2012 · Ca+MZ-group · Premenarchal girls aged 8–12 years from low-income groups in Pune, India
15 mg—1 year—
Effect of micronutrient supplementation on height velocity of underprivileged girls in comparison with un-supplemented healthy controls
2014 · Ca+MZn+D group (C1) · Underprivileged premenarchal girls aged 8–12 years
15 mg—1 year—
Effect of zinc added to multi-vitamin supplementation containing low-dose vitamin A on plasma retinol level in children--a double-blind randomized, controlled trial
2007 · Vitamin A with zinc group · Children aged 5–36 months, including children with varied nutritional status
10 mg5 mL120 days90
Plasma zinc concentration responds to short-term zinc supplementation, but not zinc fortification, in young children in Senegal1,2
2011 · ZnSuppl group · Children aged 9–17 months in Senegal
6 mg6 mg15 days—
Plasma zinc concentration responds to short-term zinc supplementation, but not zinc fortification, in young children in Senegal1,2
2011 · ZnFort group · Children aged 9–17 months in Senegal
6 mg—15 days—
Effects of Multivitamin, Multimineral and Phytonutrient Supplementation on Nutrient Status and Biomarkers of Heart Health Risk in a Russian Population: A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Study
2018 · VMP (Nutrilite Double X™) · Generally healthy adults aged 40–70 years in Moscow with low habitual recommended-food intake (recommended food score <12), predominantly women; no chronic diseases
6 mg—8 weeks60
Effect of zinc supplementation on immune and inflammatory responses in pediatric patients with shigellosis
2004 · zinc group · Children aged 12–59 months with Shigella infection, acute shigellosis, and moderate malnutrition
20 mg—2 weeks28
Effects of zinc supplementation as adjunct therapy on the systemic immune responses in shigellosis
2005 · zinc group · Children aged 12–59 months with Shigella flexneri infection and mild to moderate malnutrition
20 mg—2 weeks28
Plasma zinc concentration increases within 2 weeks in healthy Senegalese men given liquid supplemental zinc, but not zinc-fortified wheat bread
2011 · zinc supplement · Healthy Senegalese men aged 18 years or older
15 mg—4 weeks—
Plasma zinc concentration increases within 2 weeks in healthy Senegalese men given liquid supplemental zinc, but not zinc-fortified wheat bread
2011 · moderate zinc fortification · Healthy Senegalese men aged 18 years or older
7.5 mg—4 weeks—
Plasma zinc concentration increases within 2 weeks in healthy Senegalese men given liquid supplemental zinc, but not zinc-fortified wheat bread
2011 · high zinc fortification · Healthy Senegalese men aged 18 years or older
15 mg—4 weeks—
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