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Salt-FA to Increase Folate Levels

NCT06174883 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2023-12-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Question: How effective is folic acid-fortified iodized salt in increasing serum folate concentrations among non-pregnant and non-lactating women of reproductive age? Hypothesis: Folic acid-fortified iodized salt can increase serum folate levels and serve as a policy consideration in salt fortification with both iodine and folic acid to reduce serious and fatal birth defects.

Conditions

  • Neural Tube Defects
  • Folic Acid Deficiency
  • Spina Bifida
  • Anencephaly-Spina Bifida

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Folic acid fortified iodized salt

addition of folic acid to iodized salt to be consumed daily and assess rise in serum folate levels.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hydrocephalus and Neuroscience Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jogi Pattisapu, MD · Pediatric Neurosurgery

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-06-01
Primary Completion
2022-11-30
Completion
2022-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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