se of special yoghurt to improve vitamin B12 status.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2015/04/005703
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Biotechnology New Delhi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
Age between 18-50yrs
-Willing to consent and participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
-Known allergy of milk and milk products
-Severely B12 deficient (less than 100 pmol/L)
-Anemia (Hemoglobin less than 7 g/ 100 ml)
-Pregnant or lactating or planning for pregnancy in the study period
-Already taking supplements containing vitamin B12 for 15 or more days
-On treatment with drugs known to impair the absorption or utilization of B12 (eg phenytoin, antacids, metformin)
-Medical conditions interfering with B12 absorption and utilization; chronic gastro-intestinal disease
-Chronic illnesses preventing participation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method plasma vitamin B12 concentrationsTimepoint: baseline and 120 days post intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method /ATimepoint: N/A