Vitamin A Deficiency Clinical Trial
— CASSAVITA IIOfficial title:
The Efficacy of Pro-vitamin A Biofortified Cassava on Vitamin A Status in Nigerian Preschool Children
Verified date | January 2020 |
Source | Wageningen University |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
The study comprises an open-label randomized controlled trial investigating the efficacy of consuming a daily ration of pro-vitamin A biofortified cassava on vitamin A status of Nigerian children, aged 3-4 years old (n=200).
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 176 |
Est. completion date | December 2016 |
Est. primary completion date | May 2016 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | All |
Age group | 36 Months to 59 Months |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Aged 36 - 59 months (verified by birth certificates, vaccination cards or other formal documentation) - Apparently healthy - Parental informed consent Exclusion Criteria: - Frequently absent (>20% of feeding days) during run-in - Children not assenting during blood collections - Signs or history of infectious or systemic diseases (e.g. tuberculosis, sickle cell anaemia) - Mental status that is incompatible with the proper conduct of the study - Current participation in other research - Food allergy related to the intervention foods |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Nigeria | Department of Human Nutrition, University of Ibadan | Ibadan |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Wageningen University | International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, University of Ibadan |
Nigeria,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Other | Serum betacarotene | Difference in serum retinol concentration between groups | 13 weeks | |
Other | Retinol binding protein | Difference in serum retinol binding protein concentration between groups | 13 weeks | |
Other | Urinary thiocyanate | Difference in urinary thiocyanate concentration between groups | 11 weeks | |
Other | Thyroid function indicators | Difference in serum thyroid function indicators between groups | 13 weeks | |
Other | Serum zinc | Effect modification by baseline zinc deficiency | Baseline | |
Other | Genetic polymorphisms in the BCO1 gene | Effect modification by BCO1 polymorphisms | Baseline | |
Other | Inflammatory markers | C-reactive protein, alpha glycoprotein | Baseline and end of study | |
Other | Malaria | A-symptomatic malaria | Baseline and end of study | |
Primary | Body retinol pool (omitted) | Difference in body retinol pools between groups | 13 weeks | |
Primary | (Modified primary outcome): Serum retinol | Difference in serum retinol pools between groups | 13 weeks | |
Secondary | Anaemia | Difference in haemoglobin concentration between groups | 13 weeks | |
Secondary | Gut integrity | Difference in gut integrity between groups | 11 weeks |
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