Optimising micronutrient status in toddlers - putting the theory into practice

A food-based intervention to improve the micronutrient status of 12-24 month old New Zealand toddlers

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12605000487617

Acronym

TFS (Toddler Food Study)

Enrollment

225

Registered

2005-09-23

Start date

2003-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Children are randomised into one of three food-based intervention groups i.e., a meat-based, fortified milk or an unfortified milk group. The intervention period is 20-weeks.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Prevention

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

12 Years to 20 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

(a) Child aged 12-20 months at recruitment(b) Child apparently healthy.

Exclusion criteria

(a) Child has iron deficiency anaemia and/or haemoglobin < 105 g/L at baseline(b) Child is currently consuming iron- or zinc-containing supplements(c) Child is being given Toddler milk or Infant formula(d) Child does not drink cow's milk or eat meat(e) Parent is unwilling to offer the child the study food.

Outcome results