Nutrient Fortified Oat Drink

The Effect of a Nutrient Fortified Oat Drink on Iron, Zinc, Vitamin A, and Vitamin C Status Among Filipino Children

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01418898

Enrollment

Registered

2011-08-17

Start date

2011-08-31

Completion date

2012-04-30

Last updated

2011-08-17

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Conditions

Iron Deficiency Anemia

Keywords

Iron deficiency anemia, iron, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, oats

Brief summary

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.

Interventions

OTHERDietary Intervention

Nutrient fortified oat beverage

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

5 Years to 7 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Iron status: Change in hemoglobin and serum ferritin	Baseline and 4 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
zinc, vitamin A and vitamin C status	Baseline and 4 months
Weight, height, CRP and frequency of illness	Baseline and 4 months
Dietary intake	Baseline and 4 months

Countries

Philippines

Contacts

Primary ContactImelda Angeles-Agdeppa, PhD

imelda_agdeppa@yahoo.com011-63-2-8372071

Backup ContactMa. Lilibeth P Dasco, RND

mlpd@fnri.dost.gov.ph011-63-2-8372071

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026