Nutrient Fortified Oat Drink

PepsiCo

Status and phase

Unknown

Phase 4

Conditions

Iron Deficiency Anemia

Treatments

Other: Dietary Intervention

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Other

Identifiers

NCT01418898

PEP 1011

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will follow a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group design to test if an oat beverage fortified with iron, zinc vitamin A and vitamin C will improve nutrient status and iron deficiency in young children compared to an unfortified control beverage.

Enrollment

80 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

5 to 7 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

5-7 years old
Children with parental consent
Not suffering from diarrhea, respiratory infections and fever at time of interview and for the past two weeks
No history of blood disorder or malaria
Had not participated in any feeding program for the past 4 months
Children with Hb > 70 g/L to <120 g/L (WHO/UNICEF/UNU, 1998)
CRP <10 mg/L

Exclusion criteria

All children aged < 5 years old and > 7 years old
Without parental consent
Undergoing treatment for any chronic ailment, diagnosed as suffering from any sort of illness e.g. fever, diarrhea, stomach ache, cough and colds at the time of examination or during the past two weeks.
Reported current or history of blood abnormalities/hemoglobinopathies
Children with all normal Hb levels or very low Hb < 70 g/L
CRP >10mg/L