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Vitamin A Absorption From Cassava in Women

NCT01381276 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2011-12-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the vitamin A equivalents in high-carotenoid varieties of cassava.

Conditions

  • Vitamin A Deficiency

Interventions

OTHER

Beta-Carotene bio-fortified cassava porridge without oil

300 g of porridge (11 ounces) containing 100 g drained mashed cassava and approximately 1 mg beta-carotene.

OTHER

Beta-Carotene bio-fortified cassava porridge with oil

300g porridge (11 ounces) containing 100 g drained mashed cassava, 15 g peanut oil, and approximately 1 mg beta-carotene.

OTHER

White cassava porridge with retinyl palmitate reference dose

300 g porridge containing 15 mL peanut oil, 100 g drained mashed cassava, and a tracer of approximately .3 mg pure food-grade retinyl palmitate.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • HarvestPlus

    collaborator OTHER

  • USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Betty J Burri, PhD · WHNRC, ARS, University of California Davis

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-06-30
Primary Completion
2011-10-31
Completion
2011-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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