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Fortified Rice for School Children in Cambodia

NCT01706419 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 9500

Last updated 2014-12-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Rice fortification has been shown to be safe and effective in improving micronutrient status in many studies around the world. However, most studies have been done in Latin America, Africa and India. There are no studies available from Cambodia. Moreover, there is no data available on whether fortified rice can reduce the prevalence of anemia in school children in Cambodia, nor whether there will be additional benefits, such as better learning capability of school children or fewer days missed due to better health. To inform WFP, Cambodian policy and the public on the potential benefits of fortified rice on health and development for Cambodian school children, an intervention study will be conducted in Kampung Speu province during the 2012 - 2013 school year. The study will be conducted by IRD, PATH and WFP. Sixteen schools will be selected to receive either the normal rice provided by the WFP school meal program, or fortified rice instead of normal rice. Three (3) different types of fortified rice will be tested, to identify the best type of fortified rice. In addition, 4 schools with no school meal program will be selected to serve as control. School attendance and morbidity will be followed in all children in the participating schools over the whole school year. Biochemical indicators of micronutrient status will be determined in a subgroup of children (25% of the children), which requires collection of blood, urine and stool samples.

Conditions

  • Micronutrient Status

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Fortified rice cold extruded kernel

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

fortified rice warm extruded kernel

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

fortiified rice hot extruded kernel

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Department of Fisheries Post-harvest Technologies and Quality Control

    collaborator OTHER

  • World Food Program Cambodia

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • PATH

    collaborator OTHER

  • Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Frank T Wieringa, MD PhD · Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
14 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-10-31
Primary Completion
2013-07-31
Completion
2014-12-31

Countries

  • Cambodia

Study Locations

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