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Effect of Daily Consumption of Orange Maize on Breast Milk Retinol in Lactating Zambian Women

Vitamin A Deficiency Clinical Trial

Official title:
Effect of Daily Consumption of β-carotene Biofortified Maize on Milk Retinol Concentration in Lactating Zambian Women

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether daily consumption of beta-carotene biofortified maize will increase breast milk retinol concentration in lactating Zambian women.

Clinical Trial Description

Lactating women were randomly assigned to one of three intervention groups to receive 6d/wk for 3 wk either 1) provitamin A biofortified orange maize and a corn oil capsule, 2) white maize and a vitamin A capsule, or 3) white maize and a corn oil capsule. The 'orange maize' and 'vitamin A' groups received ~600 ug RAE/d as provitamin A biofortified maize or retinyl palmitate, respectively. The 'white maize' group was a negative control group that did not receive any supplemental vitamin A. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator)

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Clinical Trial Details
NCT number NCT01922713
Study type Interventional
Source University of California, Davis
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date October 2013
Completion date December 2014
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