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The Efficacy of Pro-vitamin A Biofortified Cassava on Vitamin A Status in Nigerian Preschool Children

NCT02627222 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 176

Last updated 2020-02-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study comprises an open-label randomized controlled trial investigating the efficacy of consuming a daily ration of pro-vitamin A biofortified cassava on vitamin A status of Nigerian children, aged 3-4 years old (n=200).

Conditions

  • Vitamin A Deficiency

Interventions

OTHER

Pro-vitamin A biofortified cassava

Pro-vitamin A biofortified cassava is the product of international conventional breeding programs (non-GMO) in order to increase the pro-vitamin A content of cassava for improved nutritional intake

OTHER

White cassava

Conventional white cassava

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Ibadan

    collaborator OTHER

  • International Institute for Tropical Agriculture

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Wageningen University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alida Melse-Boonstra, PhD · Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
36 Months
Max Age
59 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-12-31
Primary Completion
2016-05-31
Completion
2016-12-31

Countries

  • Nigeria

Study Locations

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