Thiamin Fortified Fish Sauce as a Means of Combating Infantile Beriberi in Rural Cambodia

PHASE1CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

366

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 31, 2014

Primary Completion Date

April 30, 2015

Study Completion Date

April 30, 2016

Conditions
Thiamin Deficiency
Interventions
OTHER

Thiamin fortified fish sauce (low concentration)

Low concentration thiamin fortified fish sauce will be consumed ad libitum for 6 months, with biweekly monitoring and evaluation to assess fish sauce usage by household and to re-stock fish sauce within the home.

OTHER

Thiamin fortified fish sauce (higher concentration)

Higher concentration thiamin fortified fish sauce will be consumed ad libitum for 6 months, with biweekly monitoring and evaluation to assess fish sauce usage by household and to re-stock fish sauce within the home.

OTHER

Placebo fish sauce

Fish sauce fortified only with iron, not thiamin, will be consumed ad libitum for 6 months, with biweekly monitoring and evaluation to assess fish sauce usage by household and to re-stock fish sauce within the home.

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

(Various Villages)

Sponsors
All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Helen Keller International

OTHER

collaborator

Grand Challenges Canada

OTHER

collaborator

International Development Research Centre, Canada

OTHER_GOV

collaborator

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

OTHER_GOV

lead

University of British Columbia

OTHER

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