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Validation and Simplification of the Retinol Isotope Dilution Technique in Burkinabe Schoolchildren
Led by Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso · Updated on 2025-03-18
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Participants Needed
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Research Sites
31 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso
Lead Sponsor
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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Two cross-sectional, repeated-pass, community-based studies will be carried out during the school year. The first study will be conducted from November to December. This period corresponds to the end of the rainy season and the end of the mango season, which is one of the main sources of vitamin A in the Orodara region. The second survey will be carried out 5 to 6 months (April-May of the following year) after data collection for the first study, corresponding to the mango season. The same schoolchildren recruited during the first phase of data collection (5 to 6 months earlier) will be the participants in the second study. The interest of this study is to use nuclear techniques to implement a strategy for the precise and accurate determination of Vitamin A status in order to reinforce existing Vitamin A interventions and policies.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Validation and Simplification of the Retinol Isotope Dilution Technique in Burkinabe Schoolchildren
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- School children aged 7 to 12 years
- Child's guardian or parent is willing to provide informed consent
- Child's family plans to remain resident in the study areas during the study period
You will not qualify if you...
- Clinical evidence of vitamin A deficiency
- Severe malnutrition (weight-for-age or height-for-age Z score less than -3 SD)
- Serious illnesses including tuberculosis or symptomatic HIV infection
- Child younger than 6 years or older than 12 years
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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IRSS-DRO
Bobo-Dioulasso, Bobo-Dioulasso, Houet, Région Des hauts-Bassins, Burkina Faso
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Research Team
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Augustin N ZEBA, Maître de Recherche
CONTACT
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Lea N. PARE/ TOE, Maitre de recherche
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
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Primary Purpose
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Number of Arms
3
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