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临床试验/NCT01814891
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Determination of Changes in Total Body Stores of Vitamin A in Response to Orange Maize Consumption by Zambian Children

University of Wisconsin, Madison0 个研究点目标入组 143 人开始时间: 2012年5月最近更新:
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试验速览

阶段
不适用
状态
已完成
入组人数
143
主要终点
Vitamin A status changes

研究概览

简要总结

Determination of liver stores of vitamin A will be determined before and after consumption of high pro-vitamin A orange maize, compared to low provitamin A white maize.

详细描述

This study will determine the change in total body stores of vitamin A in response to feeding orange maize for 90 days. This will be compared to two other groups of children that are fed white maize, one of which will get a vitamin A supplement at the estimated average requirement.

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Randomized
干预模型
Parallel
主要目的
Basic Science
盲法
Single (Investigator)

入排标准

年龄范围
57 Months 至 88 Months(Child)
性别
All
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • Children aged 57-88 months at the time of initiation of the study
  • Children living in the locality defined by the study and not enrolled in school.
  • Consent from parent/guardian.

排除标准

  • Severely malnourished children (weight for age or height z-scores <-3 standard deviations below the WHO growth reference standards)
  • Children found to be below 57 months and still holding an under five card or above 88 months at the time of initiation of the study or enrolled in school, based on verification of birth dates at screening
  • Children whose families plan to leave the study area before completion of the study
  • Consent not obtained from parent/guardian
  • Children suffering from diarrhea at the time of initiation of the study or with high fever, based on the report of symptoms by the parent/guardian
  • Children with severe anemia (Hb <7.0 g/dL) as determined at the baseline blood draw.

结局指标

主要结局

Vitamin A status changes

时间窗: After the intervention, which is approximately 3 months.

Vitamin A status is measured before and after the intervention.

次要结局

未报告次要终点

研究者

申办方类型
Other
责任方
Sponsor

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