Overview

Effectiveness of Micronutrient Supplementation and Fish Oil + Micronutrient Supplementation in the Treatment of Environmental Enteropathy

Status:
Completed

Trial end date:
2012-11-01

Target enrollment:

Participant gender:

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the therapeutic effectiveness of micronutrients (full RDA) and micronutrients + fish oil as separate interventions in restoring normal gut absorptive and immunological function as measured by the dual sugar permeability test and additional biomarkers in 1-3 year old rural Malawian children at high risk for Environmental Enteropathy.

Phase:

N/A

Details

Lead Sponsor:

Washington University School of Medicine

Treatments:

Micronutrients
Trace Elements