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Lucky Iron Fish Home Fortification of Iron

NCT02341586 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 340

Last updated 2018-03-16

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Summary

The purpose of this research is to determine if cooking with an iron ingot called the Lucky Iron Fish (LIF) increases the hemoglobin status in women of childbearing age living in Preah Vihear, Cambodia. The investigators hypothesize that the use of the LIF during cooking over a 12-month period will be as efficacious at increasing hemoglobin concentration as iron supplements (18 mg elemental iron) and will be more efficacious than the control.

Conditions

  • Anemia
  • Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
  • Hemoglobinopathies

Interventions

OTHER

Lucky Iron Fish - home fortification system

The Lucky Iron Fish (LIF) is an ingot used during cooking as an in-home fortification system of iron. The LIF works on the same principle as cast iron pots and pans by increasing dietary intake of iron but is small and lightweight. The LIF was designed in collaboration with village elders and community members to ensure it would be accepted in Cambodia. The iron ingot resembles a local fish believed to be lucky among villages in Cambodia, contributing to the acceptability of the ingot.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

18 mg elemental iron

This dose of iron is the recommend dietary allowance (RDA) for iron for this cohort. Women will receive one-on-one instructions on how best to consume their tablet (for example, with food).

OTHER

Nutrition Education

This group will receive education containing key messages around anemia, malaria, iron intake, and dietary diversity.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • NCHADS - Ministry of Health of Cambodia

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Guelph

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of British Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tim J Green, PhD · University of British Columbia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
49 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-04-30
Primary Completion
2016-05-31
Completion
2016-05-31

Countries

  • Cambodia

Study Locations

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