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Daily intake of cow/buffalo milk improves vitamin B12 status (IMPROVIT Part III)

Comparison of uptake of vitamin b12 supplied through cow/buffalo milk IMPROVIT Part III - IMPROVIT Part III

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2017/08/009342
Enrollment
60
Registered
2017-08-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Cow/buffalo milk 400 mL/day as compared to cyano-cobalamin pills for 4 wks: Milk packets were supplied by Chitale Bandhu Control Intervention1: CN-cobalamin (0.8 ug/pill)twice a day ora

Sponsors

Department of BioTechnology
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Non-vegetarians with plasma vitamin B12 < 150 pmol/L

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subjects with diabetes / taking drugs known to influence B12 absorption like diabenese, methotrexare etc./ cancer / fever

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
either cow or buffalo milk prove to be better in improving vitamin B12 status as compared to CN-cobalamin pillsTimepoint: 2 months—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Milk also improves other micronutrients like vitamin B2, B6Timepoint: 2 months—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sadanand S Naik

Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Res Centre

sadu_naik@rediffmail.com020-49153194

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026