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CompletedNCT00207532

Dosage Effects of Folic Acid on Blood Folates of Honduran Women

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
100 (planned)
Sponsor
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · Federal
Sex
Female
Age
18 Years – 49 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

CDC staff at the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities have been working closely with a Honduras-based organization, Project Healthy Children (PNS) and the Ministry of Health, on a folic acid supplementation study among female maquila workers. Participants are divided into two groups. One group receives a 1.0 milligram pill daily while the other group receives a 5.0 milligram pill weekly. The aim of this study is to assess serum blood folate levels measured at baseline, midpoint, and endpoint of the study. Hypothesis: Folic acid (5mg)given once weekly is as effective as folic acid (1mg)given daily in raising blood folate levels.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGfolic acid

Timeline

Start date
2005-03-01
Completion
2005-06-01
First posted
2005-09-21
Last updated
2005-09-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Honduras

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00207532. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.