Efficacy of Yellow Cassava to Improve Vitamin A Status of Kenyan School Children

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

341

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 31, 2012

Primary Completion Date

November 30, 2012

Study Completion Date

November 30, 2012

Conditions
Vitamin A Deficiency
Interventions
OTHER

Yellow cassava

Daily provision of 375 g boiled yellow cassava for 18 weeks, 6 days/week Daily provision of placebo capsule for 18 weeks, 6 days/week

OTHER

White cassava

Daily provision of 375 g boiled white cassava for 18 weeks, 6 days/ week Daily provision of placebo capsule for 18 weeks, 6 days/ week

OTHER

White cassava

Daily provision of 375 g boiled white cassava for 18 weeks, 6 days/week Daily provision of B-carotene capsule (1400 µg B-carotene)

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

Kibwezi District, Kibwezi

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

European Commission

OTHER

collaborator

University of Nairobi

OTHER

lead

Wageningen University

OTHER

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