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The MULTINUTRIENT Maize Project: Results of Human Feeding Trial

NCT02373943 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2016-03-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The main objective of this human trial is the demonstration that β-carotene in fortified maize has good bioavailability as a plant source of vitamin A and that when humans ingest the biofortified product retinol levels are higher than when they ingest non biofortified white maize.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

OTHER

β-carotene biofortified maize

Determination of all-trans retinol AUC values after the ingestion of 200 g porridge made with 50 g of flour of β-carotene fortified maize

OTHER

β-carotene supplemented maize

Determination of all-trans retinol AUC values after the ingestion of 200 g porridge made with 50 g of flour of β-carotene supplemented maize

OTHER

Normal (non biofortified) maize without added β-carotene

Determination of all-trans retinol AUC values after the ingestion of 200 g porridge made with 50 g of flour of normal maize

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universitat de Lleida

    collaborator OTHER

  • Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Juan A Schoenenberger, Pharm D · Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-09-30
Primary Completion
2016-03-31
Completion
2016-03-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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