Comparison of the Efficacy and Acceptability of Three Types of Micronutrient Supplements in Ghana

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2005-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

1. At 12 mo of age, all three intervention groups will have significantly better iron and vitamin A status than the NI group.

2. Infants who receive the Foodlet or Nutributter will have significantly greater weight and length gains from 6 to 12 mo and higher indices of vitamin B6, riboflavin and zinc status at 12 mo of age than the infants who receive the sprinkles containing iron and vitamin A only.

3. Infants who receive Nutributter will have significantly greater weight and length gains from 6 to 12 mo and higher indices of vitamin A and essential fatty acid (linoleic, alpha-linolenic and docosahexaenoic, DHA) status at 12 mo of age than the infants who receive the Foodlet or sprinkles.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of California, Davis
• Collaborators: Nestlé Foundation; United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
• Treatments: Micronutrients; Trace Elements

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• approximately 5 mo of age

• receiving breast milk

• free of congenital abnormality

• expected to stay in the town for at least the subsequent six months.

Exclusion Criteria:

• medically diagnosed chronic illness (including asthma or eczema)