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Iron-Biofortified Beans Intervention in Mexico

NCT03835377 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 574

Last updated 2019-02-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objective of this cluster-randomized efficacy feeding trial was to determine the effects of consuming iron-biofortified beans (Fe-Beans) on iron status in children, compared to control beans (Control-Beans). A cluster-randomized trial of biofortified beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L), bred to enhance iron content, was conducted for 6 months.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Iron-biofortified beans

Iron-biofortified beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L MIB465)

OTHER

Control beans

Control beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L Jamapa variety), identical in color and size

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Mexico

    collaborator OTHER

  • Cornell University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Salvador Villalpando, MD PhD · Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica (INSP)

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-01-06
Primary Completion
2010-06-25
Completion
2010-08-15

Countries

  • Mexico

Study Locations

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