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Increasing Folate Status of a General Population(FOLSUPP STUDY)

NCT00372645 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 180

Last updated 2015-03-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the best source of folate to raise the folate status of a general population over a 16 week intervention period.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Folic acid (supplement)

200 µg folate per day from supplemental folic acid

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Metafolin (supplement)

200 µg folate per day from supplemental Metafolin®

DRUG

Placebo

Placebo

OTHER

Folate rich foods

200 µg folate per day from folate-rich foods

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Food Standards Agency, United Kingdom

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of Sheffield

    collaborator OTHER

  • Quadram Institute Bioscience

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Paul M Flingas, BSc · Quadram Institute Bioscience

  • Hilary Powers, BSc PhD · University of Sheffield

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-05-31
Primary Completion
2008-01-31
Completion
2012-01-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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