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Vitamin A Bioavailability in Lactating Women With Marginal Vitamin A Status

NCT01420406 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 140

Last updated 2012-09-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study will assess the relative bioavailability and bioefficacy of cryptoxanthin (CX) and beta-carotene (BC) from food sources for increasing breast milk carotenoid and retinol concentrations in lactating Bangladeshi women.

Conditions

  • Vitamin A Deficiency

Interventions

OTHER

0 mg retinol activity equivalents

0 mg retinol activity equivalents (RAE) as white-fleshed sweet potatoes and a corn oil capsule

OTHER

12 mg of BC

12 mg of BC as orange-fleshed sweet potatoes and a corn oil capsule

OTHER

6 mg of CX

6 mg of CX as tangerines and a corn oil capsule

OTHER

1.0 mg RAE

1.0 mg RAE vitamin A as retinyl palmitate in corn oil, and white-fleshed sweet potatoes

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of California, Davis

    collaborator OTHER

  • USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Betty J Burri, PhD · WHNRC

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-06-30
Primary Completion
2011-05-31
Completion
2012-06-30

Countries

  • Bangladesh

Study Locations

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