Effect of nutrition-improved wheat-based food on the health of primary school children aged 6-12 years in Morobe province
Completed
- Conditions
- Micronutrient malnutritionDiet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12616001271493
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of New South Wales (UNSW Australia)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 403
Inclusion Criteria
Generally healthy male and female children aged 6-12 years, from Lae in the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea.
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion criteria will include severe anaemia (hemoglobin concentration < 70 g/L), signs of xeropthalmia and evidence of serious chronic disease as observed by clinical nurses who will perform examinations and samples collection.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method A change in blood haemoglobin concentration.<br>Assessment conducted on capillary blood collected via finger puncture using semi-automated lancets. Between 250-500 microlitres of blood to be collected in a microtainer, from which the blood is transferred to a HemoCue Haemoglobin analyser using the appropriate cuvette.[Assessed at baseline and at project closeout, ]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
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