Estimating Average Vitamin A Requirements in Indonesian and American Women

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Vitamin A Deficiency

In brief

Women of reproductive age had their vitamin A stores estimated by retinol isotope dilution and then were given vitamin A supplements near the US vitamin A RDA or placebo for 42(USA) or 60 (Indonesia) days, after which retinol isotope dilution was repeated and the change in vitamin A stores was determined in each group to estimate how much vitamin A is needed to maintain nutrient balance in these women.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04123210

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Madison

People needed

70

Starts

2008-03-17

Expected to finish

2009-05-05

Last updated by the study team

2019-10-31

Who can join

Age: 19 and older, up to 30. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Normal nutritional status (BMI 18.5-25)

You may not qualify if…

• Significant clinical illness

Where it is running

• University of Wisconsin - Madison — Madison, Wisconsin, United States
• Pusat Teknologi Terapan Kesehatan dan Epidemiologi Klinik — Bogor, Indonesia

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