Status:
COMPLETED
ω3 LCPUFAs for Healthy Growth and Development of Infants and Young Children in Southwest Ethiopia
Lead Sponsor:
University Ghent
Collaborating Sponsors:
Jimma University
VLIR Institutional University Collaboration Programme
Conditions:
Child Malnutrition
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-12 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
New approaches are needed to prevent growth failure in children from low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). To date, nutrition intervention studies have focused on micronutrient and energy content o...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Singleton infants
- 6-12 months old
- Not suffering from acute malnutrition (wasting): WHZ \> -2 , no edema
- Infants currently being breastfed
- Anticipated local residence for the study duration
- Not planning to leave the study area for more than 1 month
Exclusion
- Current supplement use or medical treatment of infant and/or mother
- Infants developing severe anemia (\<70 g/L) or edema are referred to the nearby health institution for evaluation and treatment, and are omitted from the trial
- Presence of congenital abnormalities
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
720 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01817634
Start Date
November 1 2013
End Date
September 1 2016
Last Update
May 8 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Jimma University
Jimma, Ethiopia