Status:
COMPLETED
Determination of Changes in Total Body Stores of Vitamin A in Response to Orange Maize Consumption by Zambian Children
Lead Sponsor:
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Conditions:
Vitamin A Status With Maize Feeding
Eligibility:
All Genders
57-88 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Determination of liver stores of vitamin A will be determined before and after consumption of high pro-vitamin A orange maize, compared to low provitamin A white maize.
Detailed Description
This study will determine the change in total body stores of vitamin A in response to feeding orange maize for 90 days. This will be compared to two other groups of children that are fed white maize, ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Children aged 57-88 months at the time of initiation of the study
- Children living in the locality defined by the study and not enrolled in school.
- Consent from parent/guardian.
Exclusion
- Severely malnourished children (weight for age or height z-scores \<-3 standard deviations below the WHO growth reference standards)
- Children found to be below 57 months and still holding an under five card or above 88 months at the time of initiation of the study or enrolled in school, based on verification of birth dates at screening
- Children whose families plan to leave the study area before completion of the study
- Consent not obtained from parent/guardian
- Children suffering from diarrhea at the time of initiation of the study or with high fever, based on the report of symptoms by the parent/guardian
- Children with severe anemia (Hb \<7.0 g/dL) as determined at the baseline blood draw.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
143 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01814891
Start Date
May 1 2012
End Date
October 1 2012
Last Update
March 20 2013
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