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Dosage Effects of Folic Acid on Blood Folates of Honduran Women

NCT00207532 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2005-09-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

CDC staff at the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities have been working closely with a Honduras-based organization, Project Healthy Children (PNS) and the Ministry of Health, on a folic acid supplementation study among female maquila workers. Participants are divided into two groups. One group receives a 1.0 milligram pill daily while the other group receives a 5.0 milligram pill weekly. The aim of this study is to assess serum blood folate levels measured at baseline, midpoint, and endpoint of the study. Hypothesis: Folic acid (5mg)given once weekly is as effective as folic acid (1mg)given daily in raising blood folate levels.

Conditions

  • Spina Bifida and Anencephaly

Interventions

DRUG

folic acid

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Gayle Milla · Project Healthy Children (Honduras)

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
49 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-03-31
Completion
2005-06-30

Countries

  • Honduras

Study Locations

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