Iron Absorption From a Micronutrient Powder Containing Galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS)

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

64

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 31, 2016

Primary Completion Date

April 30, 2016

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2016

Conditions
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Fortified maize porridge (MNP+iron)

Maize porridge will be home-fortified with the MNP + iron. Maize porridge for the test meal will be fortified with labelled iron compounds

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Fortified maize porridge (MNP+iron+GOS)

Maize porridge will be home-fortified with the MNP + iron + GOS. Maize porridge for the test meal will be fortified with labelled iron compounds

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

Msambweni District Hopsital, Msambweni

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

OTHER

collaborator

International Centre for Behavioural Studies

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Msambweni District Hospital

UNKNOWN

lead

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

OTHER

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