Efficacy of Zinc Fortified Fermented Wheat Flour

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

1,044

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 1, 2023

Primary Completion Date

May 31, 2024

Study Completion Date

May 31, 2024

Conditions
MalnutritionDiabetesInflammationConjunctivitis
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Fermented High Zinc Wheat Flour Flatbread

"* Participants in this group will receive flatbreads made from fermented high zinc wheat flour.~* The flatbreads will be prepared using traditional fermentation methods.~* These flatbreads will be provided to participants to consume daily, along with vegetables or pulses (daal), for six days a week over the course of six months."

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Unfermented High Zinc Wheat Flour Flatbread

"* Participants in this group will receive flatbreads made from unfermented high zinc wheat flour,~* The flatbreads will not undergo a fermentation process.~* These flatbreads will be provided to participants to consume daily, along with vegetables or pulses (daal), for six days a week over the course of six months."

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Post-Harvest Fortified Whole Wheat Flour Flatbread

"* Participants in this group will receive flatbreads made from whole wheat flour fortified post-harvest~* These fortified flatbreads will be provided to participants for daily consumption, along with vegetables or pulses (daal), for six days a week over the course of six months."

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Low Zinc Whole Wheat Flour Flatbread (Control Group)

"* Participants in this group will serve as the control group.~* They will receive flatbreads made from whole wheat flour with a low zinc content~* These low zinc flatbreads will be provided to participants for daily consumption, along with vegetables or pulses (daal), for six days a week over the course of six months. six days a week over the course of six months."

Trial Locations (1)

74800

Aga Khan University, Karachi

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Bahauddin Zakariya University

OTHER

collaborator

University of California

OTHER

collaborator

The Hospital for Sick Children

OTHER

lead

Aga Khan University

OTHER