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| 107008 |
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| Name | Class |
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| Helen Keller International | OTHER |
| Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal | OTHER |
| Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition | OTHER |
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The purpose of the study is to evaluate the use of plasma zinc concentration for assessing the impact of targeted zinc fortification programs.
The objectives of the present study are to determine whether plasma zinc concentration changes in response to additional zinc consumption, as provided by zinc-fortified cereal-based complementary foods fed to young children. The following specific steps will be completed:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Zinc fortified group | Experimental | Daily consumption of zinc-fortified complementary food |
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| Non-fortified group | Placebo Comparator | Daily consumption of non-fortified complementary food and placebo supplement. |
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| Zinc supplement group | Experimental | Daily consumption of zinc supplement and non-fortified complementary food. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Zinc fortified food | Dietary Supplement | Daily consumption |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Plasma zinc concentration | 3 weeks |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Kenneth H Brown, MD | University of California, Davis | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Helen Keller International | Dakar | Senegal |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 21490143 | Derived | Lo NB, Aaron GJ, Hess SY, Dossou NI, Guiro AT, Wade S, Brown KH. Plasma zinc concentration responds to short-term zinc supplementation, but not zinc fortification, in young children in Senegal1,2. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Jun;93(6):1348-55. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.111.012278. Epub 2011 Apr 13. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D019287 | Zinc Sulfate |
| D014803 | Vitamin B Complex |
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| D013431 | Sulfates |
| D013464 | Sulfuric Acids |
| D013456 | Sulfur Acids |
| D013457 | Sulfur Compounds |
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| Zinc supplement | Dietary Supplement | Liquid supplement containing zinc sulfate |
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| Placebo supplement | Other | Liquid placebo supplement |
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| Non-fortified food | Dietary Supplement | Non-fortified complementary food. |
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| D007287 |
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| D017967 | Zinc Compounds |
| D014815 | Vitamins |
| D018977 | Micronutrients |
| D045505 | Physiological Effects of Drugs |
| D020228 | Pharmacologic Actions |
| D020164 | Chemical Actions and Uses |