An investigation of the functional significance of marginal riboflavin status in young wome

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Impaired handling of iron; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine; Disorders of mineral metabolism

• Registration Number: ISRCTN35811298
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Sheffield (UK)

Brief Summary

2009 protocol in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19323801 2011 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21525198

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2007-08-02
• Study Completion: 2007-12-30
• Last Update Posted: 12 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

1. Women aged 19 to 25 years
2. Low milk consumption (less than 200 ml a day)
3. Healthy
4. Marginal riboflavin deficiency as measured by an Erythrocyte Glutathione Reductase Activation Coefficient of greater than 1.4; 1. Women aged 19 to 25 years
2. Low milk consumption (less than 200 ml a day)
3. Healthy
4. Marginal riboflavin deficiency as measured by an Erythrocyte Glutathione Reductase Activation Coefficient of greater than 1.4

Exclusion Criteria

1. Use of multivitamin or iron supplements (within last three months)
2. Diagnosed gastrointestinal disorders
2.1. coeliac disease
2.2. ulcerative colitis
2.3. Crohns disease
2.4. inflammatory bowel disease
3. Blood donors
4. Haemochromatosis
5. Pregnancy; 1. Use of multivitamin or iron supplements (within last three months)
2. Diagnosed gastrointestinal disorders
2.1. coeliac disease
2.2. ulcerative colitis
2.3. Crohns disease
2.4. inflammatory bowel disease
3. Blood donors
4. Haemochromatosis
5. Pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified