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The Efficacy of Zinc-biofortified Rice in Bangladeshi Children

NCT03079583 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 520

Last updated 2021-07-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

To assess the efficacy of the zinc biofortified rice on plasma zinc concentrations in infants from a rural area of Bangladesh.

Conditions

  • Zinc Deficiency
  • Growth; Stunting, Nutritional

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Intervention-group

Biofortified Rice is grown by foliar Zn application

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Control-group

Control Rice with normal zinc levels

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • HarvestPlus

    collaborator OTHER

  • BRAC University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael B Zimmermann, Prof. Dr. · Professor, Laboratory of Human Nutrition, Department of health science and technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

  • Malay K Mridha, Assoc. Prof. · Associate Professor, James P Grant school of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-04-01
Primary Completion
2019-04-25
Completion
2019-04-25

Countries

  • Bangladesh
  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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