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Evaluation of Human Zinc Absorption From Wheat-based Meals

NCT01775319 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 54

Last updated 2016-04-14

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Summary

Study part 1 and 2 Assessment of Zn absorption from regular and biofortified wheat: stable isotope absorption studies in women of childbearing age consuming test meals prepared from either the biofortified Zn wheat, regular wheat or post-harvest fortified wheat at two different extraction rates.

Study part 3 Assessment of Zn absorption from intrinsically and extrinsically labeled wheat: stable isotope absorption studies in women of childbearing age, or men, consuming test meals prepared from either intrinsically labeled Zn biofortified wheat, regular wheat or post-harvest fortified wheat extrinsically labeled immediately before consumption.

Conditions

  • Zinc Deficiency

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Biofortified wheat

Extrinsic label 67Zn (ZnSO4) 0.2mg 70Zn added to the IV dose

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Fortified wheat

Extrinsic label 67Zn (ZnSO4) 0.2mg 70Zn added to the IV dose

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • HarvestPlus

    collaborator OTHER

  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Diego Moretti, PhD · Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-02-28
Primary Completion
2014-03-31
Completion
2014-03-31

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