Vitamin B12 Deficiency Clinical Trial
Official title:
Relative Bioavailability of Folic Acid and L-5-Methlytetrahydrofolate
Verified date | August 2012 |
Source | University of British Columbia |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | Canada: Health Canada |
Study type | Interventional |
Folic acid, a form of the vitamin folate, is added to grain products in Canada to help reduce birth defects. Folic acid is the synthetic form of folate and is very stable (doesn't break down) when added to foods. There are emerging health concerns about chronic folic acid consumption. Recently another more natural form of folate, L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate (L-MTHF) has become available. The investigators plan to conduct a randomized trial in women to determine if supplements containing L-MTHF consumed over three months raises blood folate levels as much as supplements containing folic acid. The investigators hypothesize that L-MTHF will increase red cell folate over 12 weeks to same extent as equimolar folic acid.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 150 |
Est. completion date | July 2012 |
Est. primary completion date | July 2012 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | Female |
Age group | 18 Years to 42 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Malaysian nationality Exclusion Criteria: - Pregnancy - Vitamin supplement users - Chronic disease - prior neural tube defect affected pregnancy |
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Bio-availability Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator)
Country | Name | City | State |
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Canada | University of British Columbia | Vancouver | British Columbia |
Malaysia | Universiti Putra Malaysia | Serdang | Selangor |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University of British Columbia |
Canada, Malaysia,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Red cell folate (nmol/L) | Measured at baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks | 12 weeks | No |
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