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Iron Status in Infants in Ethiopia.

NCT03355287 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 315

Last updated 2018-09-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

To assess the impact of soil iron intake from teff flour on iron status in infants in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Traditionally Threshed Teff (TTT)

The intervention will take place for 7 months in Debre Zeit where the the arm will be fed injera based on teff that are threshed traditionally

OTHER

Lab Threshed Teff (LTT)

The intervention will take place for 7 months in Debre Zeit where this arm will be fed injera from teff that is threshed using a modern thresher.

OTHER

Fortified Lab Threshed Teff (FTT)

The intervention will take place for 7 months in Debre Zeit where this arm will be fed injera from teff that is threshed using a modern thresher. In addition, they will receive Ferrous sulfate drops

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Addis Ababa University

    collaborator OTHER

  • HarvestPlus

    collaborator OTHER

  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael Zimmermann, Dr. PhD · Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

  • Kaleab Baye, PhD · Assistant Professor and Head, Center for Food Science and Nutrition, Addis Ababa Univeristy, Ethiopia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-11-30
Primary Completion
2019-06-30
Completion
2019-08-31

Countries

  • Ethiopia
  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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Diseases

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