Validation and Simplification of the Retinol Isotope Dilution Technique in Burkinabe Schoolchildren
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Conditions studied: Vitamin A Deficiency, Inflammation
In brief
Two cross-sectional, repeated-pass, community-based studies will be carried out during the school year. The first study will be conducted from November to December. This period corresponds to the end of the rainy season and the end of the mango season, which is one of the main sources of vitamin A in the Orodara region. The second survey will be carried out 5 to 6 months (April-May of the following year) after data collection for the first study, corresponding to the mango season. The same schoolchildren recruited during the first phase of data collection (5 to 6 months earlier) will be the participants in the second study. The interest of this study is to use nuclear techniques to implement a strategy for the precise and accurate determination of Vitamin A status in order to reinforce existing Vitamin A interventions and policies.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06759493
- Run by
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso
- People needed
- 158
- Starts
- 2024-11-21
- Expected to finish
- 2025-06-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-03-18
Who can join
Age: 7 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- School children aged 7-12 years
- Child's guardian or parent is willing to provide informed consent
- Child's family plans to remain resident in the study areas during the study period
You may not qualify if…
- Clinical evidence of vitamin A deficiency a mis en forme : Anglais (Royaume-Uni)a mis en forme : Anglais (États-Unis)a mis en forme : Anglais (États-Unis)a mis en forme : Anglais (États-Unis)
- Severe malnutrition (weight-for age Z score (WAZ) or height-for-age Z score (HAZ) <-3 SD)
- Serious illnesses including tuberculosis, symptomatic HIV infection
- Child aged <6 years or >12 years
Where it is running
- IRSS-DRO — Bobo-Dioulasso, Bobo-Dioulasso, Houet, Région Des hauts-Bassins, Burkina Faso (enrolling)
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