NCT01751009

Effects of Fortified Complementary Foods on Vitamin A Status and Body Pool Size in Ghanaian Infants.

A Randomised Controlled Home-based Trial of the Effects of Fortified Complementary Foods on Vitamin A Status and Body Pool Size in Ghanaian Infants.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 93 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kintampo Health Research Centre, Ghana · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Months – 12 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study tried to prove that children given food supplements containing vitamin A would have better liver vitamin A stores than children given food supplements without vitamin A over a 5 month period.

Detailed description

The study wanted to assess the effect of fortification of home based complementary foods on vitamin A status in Ghanaian children who receive food supplements known as Sprinkles. The study assessed the vitamin A status and body pool size in children using a test known as the modified relative dose response test (MRDR) tests and stable 13C2 retinol as a tracer, among those who receive Sprinkles with or without vitamin A through home fortification of complementary foods.

Conditions

• Malnutrition

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Vitamin A supplements	Sprinkles with Vitamin A
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Sprinkles without Vitamin A	Active comparator

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-01-01
• Primary completion: 2010-06-01
• Completion: 2010-06-01
• First posted: 2012-12-17
• Last updated: 2012-12-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Ghana