Status:
UNKNOWN
Liver and Bone Retinol Levels in Guatemalan Adolescents and Adults
Lead Sponsor:
Newcastle University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
HarvestPlus
Conditions:
Vitamin A Deficiency
Vitamin A Toxicity
Eligibility:
All Genders
10+ years
Brief Summary
Guatemala has enforced mandatory fortification of sugar with vitamin A (VA) since June 1974 and has led to a highly successful reduction in VA deficiency and associated disease. However, Ribaya-Mercad...
Detailed Description
Objectives: 1. To determine the post mortem concentration of hepatic and bone VA in corpses of adolescent, young and elderly adults as an indicator of exposure to dietary VA 2. To assess the effect o...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Aged \>10 years
- Non-metabolic cause of death (e.g. accidents, trauma, or violence from firearms, stabbings, cranial and other trauma, asphyxiation etc.)
- No longer than 24 hours since the time of death
- Lived in Guatemala (exposure to fortified sugar)
Exclusion
- Aged \<10 years
- Individuals with metabolic or nutritional conditions (diabetes, dyslipidemias, chronic alcoholism, etc.)
- Longer than 24 hours since the time of death
- Not Guatemalan resident (Tourist, visitor etc.)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 24 2019
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
150 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04438200
Start Date
October 24 2019
End Date
July 1 2020
Last Update
June 18 2020
Active Locations (5)
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1
Hospital Roosevelt
Guatemala City, Guatemala, Zona 11
2
INCAP
Guatemala City, Guatemala, Zona 11
3
Hospital General San Juan de Dios
Guatemala City, Guatemala, Zona 1
4
Morgue del INACIF
Guatemala City, Guatemala, Zona 3