NCT01491581

Efficacy of a Milk-based Nutrient-rich Bar on Nutritional Status and Cognitive Performance of School Children in Vietnam

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 415 (actual)
• Sponsor: Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 10 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The objective of the study is to evaluate the impact of the milk-based nutrient-rich bar, specifically the effect of its fortification with zinc, iodine, vitamins A and D and calcium on nutritional status of school children, focusing on vitamin A and, zinc, iodine, calcium and iron status, and on their cognitive performances.

Detailed description

Design: double-masked randomized control trial Place: three schools in South Vietnam, Can Tho district, South Vietnam Subjects: School children aged 6 to 10 years old, from first grade to third grade of 3 primary schools. Duration of intervention: 6 months (consumption of Goody or "control bar") Study groups: 2 groups: Group 1: children will receive micronutrient enriched milk bar. Group 2: children will receive the same milk-based food except for the micronutrient fortification.

Conditions

• Cognitive Performance

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	food bar	milk based food bar enriched with micronutrients

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-12-01
• Primary completion: 2012-05-01
• Completion: 2012-10-01
• First posted: 2011-12-14
• Last updated: 2012-11-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Vietnam