Effectiveness of a fortified drink at improving B vitamin biomarkers in older adults
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Improving B vitamin biomarkersNutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN61709781
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity College Dublin
- Brief Summary
2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34876175/ (added 12/04/2022)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 95
Inclusion Criteria
1. Free-living adults
2. Aged 50 years and over
3. Consumption of four or less portions of fortified food per week
4. Did not currently or had not in the previous 4 months consumed a supplement containing B vitamins
Exclusion Criteria
1. Diagnosis of coeliac disease, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, liver disease (NAFLD and hepatitis) or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
2. Medication known to interfere with B vitamin metabolism
3. Women taking hormone replacement therapy, pregnant or lactating
4. Taking part in another research
5. Unable to give informed consent to take part
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method