NCT07085871View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Nourishing for Knowledge: Fish Powder in School Meals in Malawi

NANot yet recruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

270

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 15, 2026

Primary Completion Date

July 31, 2026

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2026

Conditions
Zinc Concentration in DBS
Interventions
OTHER

Fish Powder

This RCT aims to test the effectiveness of fish powder (produced from dried fish from Lake Malawi - Lake Malawi sardine) used to fortify school meals. The intervention meal will be the normal school meal, however substituing 3-5g of ingredients (such as soya flour, maize flour or groundnut flour) for 3-5g of fish powder.

Trial Locations (3)

Unknown

School to be randomly selected prior to RCT, Mangochi

School to be randomly selected prior to RCT, Nkhotakota

School to be randomly selected prior to RCT, Salima

Sponsors
All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Institute of Marine Research

OTHER

collaborator

University of Bergen

OTHER

collaborator

Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR)

UNKNOWN

lead

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

OTHER