Spirulina Supplementation and Infant Growth, Morbidity and Motor Development

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

501

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

March 1, 2015

Primary Completion Date

April 30, 2016

Study Completion Date

January 30, 2018

Conditions
StuntingUnderweightPneumonia, PneumocystisCoughMalariaFeverMotor Delay
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Spirulina

"Arthrospira platensis, also known as spirulina, is a blue-green micro-algae indigenous to Africa.~Spirulina group (n=251) receive a soya-maize-based porridge with the addition of spirulina.~We used 10 g per day of spirulina powder with a mealie meal and soya flour porridge blend."

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Control

Children receive a soya-maize-based porridge for 12 months. We use a mealie meal and soya flour porridge blend.

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

Programme Against Malnutrition, Mansa

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Hitotsubashi University

OTHER

collaborator

Alliance Forum Foundation

UNKNOWN

lead

Programme Against Malnutrition

OTHER

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