Vitamin A Deficiency Clinical Trial
Official title:
Using Stable Isotope Techniques to Monitor and Assess the Vitamin A Status of Children Susceptible to Infection
Verified date | December 2017 |
Source | Centre for Food and Nutrition Research, Yaounde |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
This is a study to evaluate the effects of vitamin A supplementation program on the vitamin A
status of preschool children. All children aged 3-5 years who do not have severe illness and
are not planning to move from the study area are eligible. Children whose caregivers agree to
sign the consent form will be enrolled in their community and submitted to a longitudinal
evaluation of vitamin A status before and after vitamin A supplementation campaign.
Vitamin A status will be assessed by measuring serum retinol, retinol binding protein and
vitamin A total body pool size using stable isotope dilution methodology.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 104 |
Est. completion date | July 29, 2016 |
Est. primary completion date | March 23, 2016 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | 3 Years to 5 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Children will be included if they are in the target age range (36-59 months), are not planning to move from the study area for the duration of the study and do not have severe illness at the time of enrolment Exclusion Criteria: - Exclusion criteria will generally include the following conditions: severe anaemia, severe acute malnutrition, obesity, or clinically defined severe illness, such as dehydration, severe diarrhoea, malaria or severe respiratory illness |
Country | Name | City | State |
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n/a |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Centre for Food and Nutrition Research, Yaounde | International Atomic Energy Agency |
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Change in vitamin A status at one month | Change from Baseline vitamin A total body stores at one month | One month after vitamin A supplementation | |
Primary | Change in vitamin A status at 3 months | Change from Baseline vitamin A total body stores at 3 months | 3 months after vitamin A supplementation |
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