Clinical trials: Fractional Zinc Absorption
Fractional Zinc Absorption
Determination of Pre-Absorptive Dissociation of Zinc From a Zinc Amino Acid Complex in Healthy Men
Zinc may be absorbed from diet via zinc transporter mediated pathways, or, when coupled with amino acids, via amino acid transporter pathways.
- Trial name
- NCT03934346
- Testing
- Zinc amino acid complex
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Fractional Absorption of Zinc (Focus of the Study)
Zinc Absorption From Fortified Water
A water purifying system, called LifeStrawFamily (LSF), able to fortify water with zinc to a concentration of 4 mg/l has been developed.
- Trial name
- NCT01636583
- Testing
- LSF water without meal, LSF water and inhibitory meal, Fortified inhibitory meal with water
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Individuals at Risk of Zinc Deficiency
Zinc Absorption From SQ-LNS With and Without Phytase
Background: Community based-intervention trials conducted among infants and young children in low- and middle-income countries have found that zinc supplementation of young children (in the form of liquid supplements or…
- Trial name
- NCT02668133
- Testing
- the nutritional supplement to be used in this trial is a SQ-LNS, lipid-based nutrient supplement (SQ-LNS) with phytase, 0.9 mg isotopically enriched 67Zn,0.30 mg isotopically enriched 70Zn, 0.60 mg non-enriched zinc
- Where
- The Gambia
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine