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The Effects of Biscuits Containing Red Palm Oil on School Children With Vitamin A Deficiency in West and East Malaysia

NCT03256123 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 651

Last updated 2025-07-10

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Summary

Based on recent nutrition survey (SEANUTS Malaysia) on a total of 3542 Malaysian Children aged between 6 months to 12 years old, 4.4% of the children had vitamin A deficiency. Rural areas recorded a higher prevalence of vitamin A deficiency (6.4%) compared with urban areas (3.8%). Besides, prevalence of iron deficiency due to low ferritin concentrations is 4.4% and anaemia based on low haemoglobin concentrations is 6.6%. It is proposed that a red palm oil intervention programme to be conducted in alliance with RMT in Malaysia to enhance the Vitamin A status of school children in underprivileged community in Malaysia.

Conditions

  • Vitamin A Deficiency in Children

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

red palm shortening group

Biscuits made of red palm shortening will be distributed to the subjects given four days a week on schooling days for a duration of 6 months. This biscuit would be given four days a week on schooling days for a duration of 6 months. On average in a week, subject is expected to receive 326.3 µg RE of vitamin A/day. This would fulfill \~59.3% of the RNI of vitamin A for children aged 7-12 years old.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

palm shortening group

Biscuits made of palm shortening (control group) will be distributed to the subjects given four days a week on schooling days for a duration of 6 months. The palm shortening biscuits contain corresponding fatty acids as red palm shortening group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Malaya

    collaborator OTHER

  • Malaysia Palm Oil Board

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • KIM TIU TENG · Malaysia Palm Oil Board

  • RADHIKA LOGANATHAN · Malaysia Palm Oil Board

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
11 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-04-01
Primary Completion
2019-06-30
Completion
2019-06-30

Countries

  • Malaysia

Study Locations

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