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Impact of Mass Zinc Fortification Programs on Plasma Zinc Concentration

NCT00944723 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 132

Last updated 2010-02-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the use of plasma zinc concentration for assessing the impact of mass zinc fortification programs.

Conditions

  • Zinc Deficiency

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Zinc-fortified bread

Bread made with zinc-fortified wheat flour

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Zinc supplement

Liquid supplement with zinc

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Non-fortified bread

Daily consumption of non-fortified bread

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo supplement

Daily intake of placebo supplement

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Helen Keller International

    collaborator OTHER

  • Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal

    collaborator OTHER

  • Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of California, Davis

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kenneth H Brown, MD · University of California, Davis

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-08-31
Primary Completion
2010-01-31
Completion
2010-02-28

Countries

  • Senegal

Study Locations

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