Pearl millet instant beverage powder enriched with baobab pulp to improve iron and anaemia status of adolescent girls in rural Ghana

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202306743290094

Enrollment

258

Registered

2023-06-12

Start date

2024-02-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-27

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Conditions

Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

Treatment

Control group 1

Control group 2

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Adolescent girls aged 10-19 years • Adolescent girls with mild or moderate anaemia (8< Hb <12 g/dl) • Adolescent girls who consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Adolescent girls who are pregnant or lactating • Adolescent girls who are on treatment for anaemia • Adolescent girls with severe anaemia (Hb<8 g/dl) • Adolescent girls who are severely underweight (BAZ< -3SD) • Adolescent girls diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcomes will be iron and anaemia status of the adolescent girls as measured by the serum ferritin and haemoglobin concentration respectively	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcomes will be prevalence of iron-deficiency, iron-deficiency anaemia, nutrient intake and body mass index.	—

Countries

Ghana

Contacts

Public ContactCharles Apprey

Senior Lecturer at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

appreycharles@gmail.com+233243826275

Outcome results

None listed

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