Table 1.

Timeline of the trial

Explanation of the trial activities	Time (months)
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	`16	17	18
Material preparation	*	*	*	*
Recruitment					*	*	*	*	*
Clinical assessments at baseline					*	*	*	*	*
Nutritional assessments at baseline					*	*	*	*	*
Biochemical assessments at baseline					*	*	*	*	*
Intervention										*	*	*	*	*
Clinical assessments after intervention										*	*	*	*	*
Nutritional assessments after intervention										*	*	*	*	*
Biochemical assessments after intervention										*	*	*	*	*
Data analysis															*	*
Writing the final report of the trial																	*	*
The expected time	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*