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Clinical Trial Summary

It is well known than an important part of Nigerian children from the lower social economic class have nutrient deficiencies. Fortified products, such as growing up milks (GUM), may play an important role in reducing the risk and incidence of nutrient deficiencies. However, affordability of GUM is an issue.

In this project the effects are studied of different daily intakes of GUM on iron status, growth, several other nutrient status parameters in blood and urine, cognitive development, and the intestinal microbiome in Nigerian toddlers 1-3 years of age.

The project is a collaboration with the department of Paediatrics and Child health of the Lagos State University College of Medicine in Lagos. The design is based on a three-arm, open (partly blind: statistics, biochemical analyses), randomized intervention trial. Recruitment will take place in Ijora-Badia community in Apapa-Iganmu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos. The three groups will be given a multi-micronutrient fortified growing-up milk (PEAK), in amounts of 200, 400 or 600 ml per day during a period of 6 months. Primary objective of this study is to reduce iron deficiency anemia. Based on this objective, in total 150 children have to be included in this study.


Clinical Trial Description

The present study will be a three-arm, open (partly blind) blind, randomized intervention trial in Nigerian children (12-36 months of age). Recruitment will take place in Ijora-Badia community in Apapa-Iganmu Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos, South-West Nigeria. Ijora-Badia community has the highest burden of under-nutrition; In addition, it consists predominantly of low to middle socioeconomic status population, which is nationally representative, thus making it an ideal choice for this study. All families that are permanent residents of Ijora-Badia and have children aged 12-36 months will be invited to participate in the study. Before screening and recruitment will take place, parents or legal guardians of all potential candidates (toddlers) will be fully informed about the study, requirements and procedures. This means that at the day of screening, recruitment and enrolment, 10-20 children per day, fulfilling inclusion criteria, will be directly assigned to one of the three study groups when a written informed consent is obtained from the parents or legal guardians.

At the day of screening and recruitment, mothers will be required to bring their child to the clinic. At this initial screening toddlers will be evaluated to assess their eligibility for participation to the study according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria (i.e. anthropometric measurements, blood collection for the assessment of haemoglobin levels and information collected by parents). Those toddlers meeting all inclusion criteria will be considered as eligible and will be randomised to one of the three study groups. Prior to the initiation of the intervention, all eligible study participants will be dewormed (medicine, brand, dosage). Baseline measurements will take place that same day, and after 6 months of intervention: anthropometric measurement, a cognitive test (30 minutes), and venous blood sampling (8 ml). For food and nutrient intake indices, and faecal sampling, a proper planning will be made, to be sure that it takes place within 3 days following baseline measurements.

The three groups will be given a multi-micronutrient fortified growing-up milk, in amounts of 200, 400 or 600 ml per day. In case of 400 and 600 ml, the portions (200 ml each) will be spread during the day. Airtight packed portions of milk powder sachets will be delivered weekly at the families by field monitors who also provide instructions for use as well as collect empty sachets for a compliance check. Consumption of test product will start as soon as all baseline examinations and samples have been completed and collected, and will last for 6 months.

Prior to the initiation of the screening and recruitment phase, the study protocol will have to be approved by the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital Research/Ethics Committee, and has to be registered in an acknowledged trial register. ;


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NCT number NCT03411590
Study type Interventional
Source FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC
Contact Adedotun J Owolabi, MSc
Phone +23401271500
Email adedotun.owolabi@frieslandcampina.com
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date February 5, 2018
Completion date January 24, 2019

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