Status:
COMPLETED
Vitamin A Equivalence of Plant Carotenoids in Children
Lead Sponsor:
Tufts University
Conditions:
Vitamin A Deficiency
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-8 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
Our objectives will be to test the following hypotheses and to make the following determinations: (1) The absorption and bio-conversion of provitamin A carotenes taken by children are different betwee...
Detailed Description
This project is to determine the vitamin A value (equivalence) of dietary provitamin A carotenes from spinach, Golden Rice, and pure ß-carotene (ß-C) in oil. These experiments will be conducted in chi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- healthy children
Exclusion
- food allergy
- parasitic infection
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
72 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00680212
Start Date
July 1 2008
End Date
January 1 2009
Last Update
February 18 2009
Active Locations (1)
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USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts Uni.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02111