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Iron-Biofortified Rice Intervention in the Philippines

NCT04623918 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 288

Last updated 2020-11-13

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Summary

The objective of this randomized efficacy feeding trial was to determine the effects of consuming iron-biofortified rice on iron status in women, compared to non-biofortified rice. A randomized trial of biofortified rice (IR68144-2B-2-2-3), bred to enhance iron content, was conducted among women living in convents in the greater area of Manila, Philippines for 9 months.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Iron-biofortified rice

Iron-biofortified rice (IR68144-2B-2-2-3)

OTHER

Control rice

Control rice (C4), identical in appearance

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Penn State University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of the Philippines

    collaborator OTHER

  • Cornell University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jere Haas · Cornell University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-06-01
Primary Completion
2003-12-31
Completion
2003-12-31

Countries

  • Philippines

Study Locations

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Diseases
Companies

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