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Supplementation of orange fleshed sweet potato and its implication on prevention of vitamin A deficiency, cognitive development and nutritional status among 24-59-months-old-age children in Gurage Zone, Central Ethiopia, from November 2025 to August 2026

Supplementation of orange fleshed sweet potato and its implication on prevention of vitamin A deficiency, cognitive development and nutritional status among 24-59-months-old-age children in Gurage Zone, Central Ethiopia, from November 2025 to August 2026

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR202601562872194
Enrollment
590
Registered
2026-01-13
Start date
2025-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

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

Conditions

Eye Diseases Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

Orange flesh sweet potato supplementation

Sponsors

Wolkite University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All children whose age group of 24 – 59 months-old-age.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Temporary residents who will not stay in the study area until completing the study Children’s who have chronic infection

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Serum retinol level for sub-clinical vitamin A deficiency.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Status of vitamin A deficiency;Cognitive development;Nutritional status

Countries

Ethiopia

Contacts

Public ContactTeklemichael Gebru

Jimma University

teklemichaelgebru@gmail.com+251934277067

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026