Effect of Vitamin A Supplementation on Iron Metabolic Homeostasis of Preschool Children in Sichuan,China

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The investigators plan to perform a randomized, mutual-control and double-blinded cohort study to further exploit the vitamin A supplementation on iron metabolic homeostasis (including iron reserve, mobilization and absorption status in the same population) compared with solely iron and vitamin A plus iron.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Chengdu Maternal and Children's Health Care Hospital
• Treatments: Iron; Retinol palmitate; Vitamin A; Vitamins

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• apparent health;

• Hb concentration>60 g/L;

• C-reaction protein (CRP)<10 mg/L;

• parental or guardian approval of participation in all aspects of the study; and

• parental/guardian agreement to avoid the additional use of vitamin and mineral supplements during the investigation.

Exclusion Criteria:

• does not match the inclusion criteria