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Determining Total Aromatic Amino Acid Requirements in Pregnant Women

NCT03409939 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 19

Last updated 2020-09-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Phenylalanine and tyrosine are aromatic amino acids that people need to obtain in their diets. Amino acids are the building blocks for protein, are are therefore required to form tissues in the body. It is well known that pregnant women require more protein in their diets, but the exact amount for each amino acid is undetermined. To find out how much of phenylalanine and tyrosine pregnant women require, the investigators plan to study pregnant women in early and late gestation with a modern minimally invasive technique.

Conditions

  • Pregnancy Related

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Aromatic Amino Acid Intake

Intakes will be randomly chosen from a list of 8 doses of aromatic amino acids. Each intake will will be repeated approximately 4 times.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of British Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rajavel Elango, PhD · University of British Columbia

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-02-01
Primary Completion
2020-01-17
Completion
2020-01-17

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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