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Comparison of the Efficacy and Acceptability of Three Types of Micronutrient Supplements in Ghana

NCT00379158 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 393

Last updated 2017-05-30

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Summary

1. At 12 mo of age, all three intervention groups will have significantly better iron and vitamin A status than the NI group.
2. Infants who receive the Foodlet or Nutributter will have significantly greater weight and length gains from 6 to 12 mo and higher indices of vitamin B6, riboflavin and zinc status at 12 mo of age than the infants who receive the sprinkles containing iron and vitamin A only.
3. Infants who receive Nutributter will have significantly greater weight and length gains from 6 to 12 mo and higher indices of vitamin A and essential fatty acid (linoleic, alpha-linolenic and docosahexaenoic, DHA) status at 12 mo of age than the infants who receive the Foodlet or sprinkles.

Conditions

  • Micronutrients

Interventions

DRUG

Micronutrient supplements

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Nestlé Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

    collaborator FED

  • University of California, Davis

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kathryn G Dewey, PhD · University of California, Davis

  • Anna Lartey, PhD · University of Ghana

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Months
Max Age
6 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-10-31
Completion
2005-04-30

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