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Efficacy of Vitamin A in Fortified Extruded Rice in School Children

NCT01199445 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2016-01-06

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Summary

The project aims to evaluate the potential impact triple fortified rice grains, mixed into natural rice grains, can have on vitamin A status if fed to school children in Southern Thailand. Within a 60 day intervention study, changes in vitamin A status in young children fed the fortified rice compared to children consuming non-fortified rice will be assessed.

Conditions

  • Vitamin A Deficiency

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Triple fortified extruded tice (Fe, Zn and vitamin A)

Triple fortified extruded rice (Fe, Zn and vitamin A)will be mix at ratio of 1:50 with normal rice then give to children at school lunch meal for 60 days.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mahidol University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Wisconsin, Madison

    collaborator OTHER

  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Richard F Hurrell, Ph.D · Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH,Zurich)

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-08-31
Primary Completion
2010-11-30
Completion
2011-03-31

Countries

  • Thailand

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