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Effect of Daily Consumption of Orange Maize on Breast Milk Retinol in Lactating Zambian Women

NCT01922713 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 149

Last updated 2015-01-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether daily consumption of beta-carotene biofortified maize will increase breast milk retinol concentration in lactating Zambian women.

Conditions

  • Vitamin A Deficiency

Interventions

OTHER

white maize and a corn oil capsule

\~ 0 ug RAE/d

OTHER

orange maize and a corn oil capsule

\~600 ug RAE/d

OTHER

white maize and a vitamin A capsule

600 ug RAE/d

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Johns Hopkins University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Tropical Diseases Research Centre, Zambia

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of California, Davis

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marjorie Haskell, PhD · University of California, Davis

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

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

Countries

  • Zambia

Study Locations

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