Zinc and Iron Bioavailability From Biofortified Pearl Millet

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Nutritional Deficiency

In brief

Populations who consume non-fortified plant-based diets are at increased risk of iron and zinc deficiencies. The purpose of this randomized controlled study is to determine the absorption of iron and zinc from pearl millet biofortified with these two micronutrients. Forty children aged 2 years in Kanartaka, India are randomized to consume biofortified pearl millet (Group 1) or control pearl millet (Group 2) for two days. Quantities of zinc and iron absorbed are measured with established stable isotope extrinsic labeling techniques and analyses of duplicate diets.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01783067

Run by

University of Colorado, Denver

People needed

44

Starts

2011-02-01

Expected to finish

2012-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-04-28

Who can join

Age: 2 and older, up to 3. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• lives in one of the targeted communities
• apparently healthy
• 23 m of age [may need modification]
• Hemoglobin (Hb) > 8 g/dl
• ferritin ≤ 12mg/L

You may not qualify if…

• Hemoglobin (Hb) < 8g/dl
• serum ferritin > 12 (even after correction for C-reactive protein (CRP)/ Alpha Glyco Protein (AGP)
• thalassemia
• birth weight < 2,500 g
• birth defect affecting growth and development
• chronic infection

Where it is running

• University of Colorado Denver — Aurora, Colorado, United States
• JN Medical College (Human field studies) — Belagavi, Karnataka, India

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.