Efficacy study of the consumption of milk fortified in vitamins and minerals

Efficiency study of iodine fortification of milk on iodine status markers: A longitudinal interventional non randomized, controlled study among school children in Morocco

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201410000896410

Enrollment

200

Registered

2014-09-29

Start date

2012-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Micronutrient deficiencies

Interventions

Efficiency study of multiple micronutrients fortification of milk on nutritional status

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: To be included in the study, children had to be aged between 7 and 9 years and should not take supplements during the study period

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with severe malnutrition needing nutritional rehabilitation, or having chronic or severe illness requiring hospitalization or treatment were excluded from the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Data analysis clearly demonstrated the amelioration of iodine status in fortified and non-fortified milk groups. Severe and mild iodine deficiencies were reduced for both groups. Moreover, there¿s complete disappearance of severe deficient cases in the fortified milk group after 4 months of intervention.; The prevalence of vitamin A deficiency for the fortified group dropped from 50% at baseline to 4.3% at end line compared to non-fortified group where it dropped from 44% to 24.8%. The difference between both groups was highly significant (p<0.0001).;Results of the fortified group showed that the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) dropped from 1.8% at baseline to 0% at endline and prevalence of iron deficiency (ID) dropped significantly from 50.9% to 37.2% (p=0.037) compared to the non-fortified group where prevalences remained stable for both IDA and ID.	—

Measure

Time frame

Data analysis clearly demonstrated the amelioration of iodine status in fortified and non-fortified milk groups. Severe and mild iodine deficiencies were reduced for both groups. Moreover, there¿s complete disappearance of severe deficient cases in the fortified milk group after 4 months of intervention.; The prevalence of vitamin A deficiency for the fortified group dropped from 50% at baseline to 4.3% at end line compared to non-fortified group where it dropped from 44% to 24.8%. The difference between both groups was highly significant (p<0.0001).;Results of the fortified group showed that the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) dropped from 1.8% at baseline to 0% at endline and prevalence of iron deficiency (ID) dropped significantly from 50.9% to 37.2% (p=0.037) compared to the non-fortified group where prevalences remained stable for both IDA and ID.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
ongoing	—

Countries

Morocco

Contacts

Public ContactHassan AGUENAOU

Ibn Tofail University

aguenaou2014@gmail.com+212-663756730

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026