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The effect of micronutrient supplementation in combination with healthy lifestyle coaching on nutrition status and well-being: A 6-month study in Ghana

Not Applicable
Conditions
Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Registration Number
PACTR202402872415588
Lead Sponsor
Innonext
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria

?Apparently healthy students in their second and third-years of study
?Female and male aged 18 - 25 years
?Agree to remain in the study area for the 26-week period of the follow-up
?Gives written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

?Individuals taking routine micronutrient supplements
?History of food allergies and sensitivity to micronutrient supplement consumption
?Sensitivities to any compositions of the micronutrients
?Pregnant students as per their last menstrual period
?Taking medications that could interact with the micronutrient supplements. Key medications which deplete the absorption of micronutrients include acid-suppressing and antacids, antiepileptic drugs (anti-convulsants), antibiotics, hormone replacement therapy (estrogens), digoxin, anti-inflammatory/analgesics (Karadima et al, 2016)
?Cases of severe anaemia (hemoglobin less than 7 g/dl)

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Total serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) Vitamin D will be the primary biomarker endpoint. It is the major circulating form of vitamin D in the blood. At endline, we expect to see a clinically significant increase in the baseline serum 25(OH)D among the intervention groups <br><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br>A secondary outcomes that will be obtained through interviews are targeted at assessing the psychological wellbeing of the participants. The change from baseline to endline will include the levels of severity of depression, anxiety and stress and the subjective well being of the participants measured using the DASS-21 (Depression Anxiety Stress Scale) and the CSSW (College Student Subjective Wellbeing) questionnaires, respectively.<br><br>
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