| Trial name or title |
Effect of nutrition‐improved wheat‐based food on the health of primary school children aged 6‐12 years in Morobe province, Papua New Guinea |
| Methods |
Randomised‐controlled trial |
| Participants |
616 children aged between 6 and 12 years in schools within the city of Lae, Morobe province |
| Interventions |
Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: group 1 will receive multiple micronutrient‐fortified wheat flour‐based biscuits. Each child will receive 1 biscuit per day of attendance throughout the full school year except school and public holidays. The micronutrient content of 75 g of fortified wheat flour: iron (as ferrous fumarate) ‐ 225.00 µg/g; vitamin A (as retinyl palmitate) ‐ 11.25 µg/g; zinc (as zinc oxide) ‐ 300 µg/g; folic acid ‐ 9.75 µg/g; thiamine (as thiamine mononitrate) ‐ 37.5 µg/g; riboflavin ‐ 7.5 µg/g; niacin (as nicotinamide) ‐ 487.50 µg/g; vitamin B12 (as cyanocobalamin) ‐ 0.08 µg/g. Group 2 (control) participants will receive wheat flour‐based biscuits, but with the exclusion of added vitamins or minerals. |
| Outcomes |
Plasma retinol, plasma B12 methylmalonic acid, plasma ferritin, plasma zinc, serum B12, serum C‐reactive protein and serum folate concentrations. |
| Starting date |
24 April 2017 |
| Contact information |
Email: j.arcot@unsw.edu.au |
| Notes |
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