CompletedNot Applicable

Vitamin D3-enhanced Eggs in Preschool Children

Mexico275 participantsStarted 2018-07-15

Plain-language summary

This is double-blind, controlled fiel trial, to compare fortified egg with D3-or 25(OH)D3 and non-fortified eggs in healthy preschool-age children 12 to 60 months of age, affiliated to day-care centers at Secretaria de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). The study aims to answer are: 1. to evaluate the efficacy of fortified egg with vitamian D3 on serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 2. and to evaluate parathyroid hormone (PTH) in children aged 12 to 60 months of age. * Children would be given for breakfast fortified egg/non-foritfied egg three times per week for 12 weeks. * Blood samples will be taken at baseline and at the end of study. * Anthropometric meassurements weight /height will be taken at baseline and at end of study.

Who can participate

Age range12 Months – 59 Months

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Children of either sex, from 12 to 59 months of age who attend take care SEDESOL centers * Children who consume eggs within their usual diet at least 5 times per month * Childrens whose parents or legal guardian agree to participate in the study and sign an informed consent letter Exclusion Criteria: * Children with an egg allergy * Chldren with hypersensitivity to vitamin D * Children who have taken vitamin D supplements in the past month

What they're measuring

Serum 25-OH-D

Timeframe: At baseline and at 12 weeks of intervention

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06096194

SponsorInstituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Mexico

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2018-11-30

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