Efficacy of β-carotene Biofortified Maize in Reducing Vitamin A Deficiency Among Children

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

1,228

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

August 31, 2012

Primary Completion Date

March 31, 2013

Study Completion Date

June 30, 2013

Conditions
Vitamin A DeficiencyLow Serum Retinol
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

β-Carotene Biofortified Maize Flour

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

White Maize Flour

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

JHU Office, Mkushi

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Food and Nutrition Commission, Zambia

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Tropical Diseases Research Centre, Zambia

OTHER_GOV

collaborator

HarvestPlus

OTHER

collaborator

Canadian International Development Agency

OTHER_GOV

collaborator

Zambia Agriculture Research Institute

OTHER

lead

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

OTHER

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