Status:

COMPLETED

Effects of Dietary Folate and Phytate Zinc Absorption: Zinc Amino Acid Complexes vs. Zinc-chloride

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, Berkeley

Conditions:

Dietary Zinc Absorption

Eligibility:

MALE

19-50 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of consuming a small breakfast of juice and toast with added phytate or with taking a folic acid supplement on the absorption of a small amount of...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Apparently healthy men (i.e., have no current health issues requiring medications or a specific diet), 19 to 50 years of age, with a body mass index between 18 and 30 kg/m2, and willing to eat only the foods provided by the study for 17 days

Exclusion

  • Those reporting current chronic or acute diseases or HIV diagnosis, food allergies, smoking tobacco or marijuana, alcohol abuse, any contraindication to venipuncture such as bleeding disorders or use of blood thinners; use of illicit drugs; regular consumption of medications, micronutrient supplements, or both. Vegetarians, or those unable to eat meat, are also excluded since the foods for the study contain meat.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 28 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 16 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05273710

Start Date

March 28 2022

End Date

November 16 2022

Last Update

December 21 2022

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University of California

Berkeley, California, United States, 94720