Sanitary Napkins for Urinary Assessment of Micronutrients

University of Hohenheim

Status: Completed

Conditions: Focus: Nutritional Deficiency

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Urine collection and assessment of dietary intake by food frequency questionaire

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05777356

NapUrine

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to find an easy urinary collection method for the assessment of urinary markers of micronutrient status.

Full description

Urinary collection in newborns and infants can be difficult. Our study aims to find an easy and cheap alternative to urinary collection bags and specialized pads that can be used to measure biomarkers of iodine and vitamin B12 status in urine and can be employed in large scale trials. Using correlation analyses, the association of urinary iodine and methylmalonic acid from healthy volunteers will be assessed between untreated sample and a sample expressed from a sanitary napkin. Participants will be recruited based on their dietary pattern (omnivorous, vegetarian and vegans) to have a broad spectrum of analyte concentration. Participants weight, height, age, nutritional supplement use and diet will be assessed.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Healthy volunteers Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

BMI < 18,5 and >24,9 Use of medication (except contraceptives) Smoking

Trial design

30 participants in 3 patient groups

Omivorous

Description:

Healthy volunteers without dietary restrictions

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Urine collection and assessment of dietary intake by food frequency questionaire

Vegetarians

Description:

Healthy volunteers who do not consume meat products

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Urine collection and assessment of dietary intake by food frequency questionaire

Vegans

Description:

Healthy volunteers who do not consume any animal product

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Urine collection and assessment of dietary intake by food frequency questionaire