NCT01803659

Effect of Small Daily Doses of B-carotene on Breast Milk Retinol

Effect of Small Daily Doses of B-carotene or Vitamin A on Breast Milk Retinol Concentration in Lactating Filipino Women.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 85 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of California, Davis · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to determine whether breast milk retinol concentration increases in response to daily supplementation with small amounts of vitamin A (\~600 ug RAE/d), as either a b-carotene or retinyl palmitate, 6 d/week for 3 weeks. A secondary purpose is to evaluate sampling methods for collecting breast milk samples in a community setting. The results of this pilot study will allow us to determine whether milk retinol is a useful indicator for evaluating the impact of food-based interventions on the vitamin A status of lactating women.

Conditions

• Vitamin A Status

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	b-carotene
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	retinyl palmitate
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	placebo

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-01-01
• Primary completion: 2013-06-01
• Completion: 2013-06-01
• First posted: 2013-03-04
• Last updated: 2015-06-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States