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Using Iodized Salt to Improve Serum Folate, B12 and Iron Levels

NCT06904612 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2025-07-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Question: How effective is fortified iodized salt in increasing serum concentrations of folate, B12 and iron among non-pregnant and non-lactating women of reproductive age?

Hypothesis: Micronutrient fortified iodized salt can increase serum levels (of folate, B12 and iron) and serve as a policy consideration in salt fortification with both iodine and other micronutrients to reduce serious and fatal birth defects.

Conditions

  • Neural Tube Defects
  • Folic Acid Deficiency
  • Spina Bifida
  • Anencephaly-Spina Bifida
  • B12 Deficiency Vitamin
  • Anemia
  • Iron Deficiency Anaemia Due to Dietary Causes

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Micronutrient fortified iodized salt

addition of folic acid, B12 and iron to iodized salt to be consumed daily and assess rise in serum levels.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Andhra Medical College

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • 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
  • India

Study Locations

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