Acceptability of Zinc-fortified Lipid-based Nutrient Supplements

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Malnutrition
• Interventions: Dietary Supplement: LNS without zinc; Dietary Supplement: LNS with zinc

• Registration Number: NCT00944814
• Lead Sponsor: University of California, Davis

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to assess the acceptability of the two lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNS) formulations containing no zinc and a high amount of zinc (10 mg zinc / 20 g dose of LNS). The hypothesis is that both products will be equally accepted by children and mothers.

Detailed Description

We plan to conduct a series of acceptability studies to: 1) assess the amounts of zinc-free and high-zinc LNS consumed by children during direct observation, 2) compare their mothers' sensory assessments of the respective products, and 3) review maternal reports of their child feeding experiences during more prolonged home feeding trials.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-07
• Study First Submitted: 2009-07-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-07-21
• Study First Posted: 2009-07-23
• Primary Completion: 2009-08
• Study Completion: 2009-08
• Status Verified: 2017-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-02-21
• Last Update Posted: 2017-02-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

• Currently breast-feeding and consuming complementary foods for at least 30 d

Exclusion Criteria

• Height-for-age and weight-for height Z-scores <-3 with respect to WHO growth standards
• Edema
• Diarrhea and other diseases that could interfere with food intake
• Severe systemic illness
• History of peanut allergy
• History of anaphylaxis/serious allergic reaction

Infants meeting these criteria and their mother's will be invited to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
LNS without zinc	LNS without zinc	LNS containing no zinc
LNS with zinc	LNS with zinc	LNS containing 10 mg zinc per 20 g dose of LNS

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Amount of each type of LNS formulation consumed by young children	3 days
Preference and detection of differences between LNS formulations among mothers	3 days
Acceptability of feeding LNS to young children at home	2 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé; 🇧🇫 Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso