Clinical trials: Iron Absorption, open to volunteers
Gut -Microbiota, Inflamation
Impact of a Cricket and Black Soldier Fly Larvae-Fortified Cracker on the Gut Microbiome and Iron Status in Malagasy Schoolchildren
The purpose of this study is to determine the health impacts of consistent consumption of insect-fortified crackers among school-aged children in Madagascar.
- Conditions
- Gut -Microbiota, Inflamation, Iron Absorption
- Trial name
- NCT07439185
- Testing
- Cricket and Black Soldier Fly Larvae-fortified Cracker, Rice and Corn Cracker
- Where
- Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Sleep, Inadequate, Energy Deficit
The Effects of Repeated Operational Stress and Limited Recovery on Resilience Capacity
This longitudinal study will examine the effects of repeated bouts of operational stress and limited recovery on integrated MPS, whole-body protein balance, iron absorption, and aerobic performance.
- Conditions
- Sleep, Inadequate, Energy Deficit, Iron Absorption, High Physical Activity
- Trial name
- REP DEF (NCT06784544)
- Testing
- Operational Stressors
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Obesity & Overweight, Normal Weight Adults
Long-term Iron Absorption and Loss in Women
Obese people typically have chronic low-grade inflammation. Based on short-term studies, this inflammation could affect the absorption, utilization, storage, and mobilization of iron, and individuals with inflammation might…
- Trial name
- NCT07855939
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Iron Deficiency (Without Anemia)
Effect of Chitin and Ascorbic Acid on Dietary Insect Iron Absorption
Iron is involved in many vital metabolic processes such as oxygen transport, electron transport in cells, DNA synthesis and repair, and muscle metabolism.
- Trial name
- INSECTE (NCT06822062)
- Testing
- Meal A, Meal B, Meal C
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Distance University of Applied Sciences
Iron Absorption, Iron Requirements
Determination of Iron Absorption and Losses in People Living at High Altitude to Investigate the Requirements in This Population Group Using a Newly Developed Technique
Iron is an essential micronutrient responsible for a whealth of biological processes of the human body. Iron plays a fundamental role especially in oxygen transport, by binding to hemoglobin in the blood circulation.
- Conditions
- Iron Absorption, Iron Requirements, Altitude
- Trial name
- ARIA (NCT07142590)
- Testing
- Stable Isotopes
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Diego Moretti
Iron Absorption
Dietary Iron Requirements
Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) for iron are based on a relatively small number of studies in European populations. This research study will determine iron needs in a representative sample of adults living in the US using the…
- Trial name
- NCT07139821
- Testing
- Stable iron isotope
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Zinc Absorption, Iron Absorption
Zinc and Iron Absorption From Common Beans in Young Adult Women
Fifteen female study participants will be enrolled in a randomized crossover study to measure fractional and total zinc and iron absorption from four common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) varieties with varying phytate and…
- Trial name
- NCT06327529
- Testing
- SER 118, LMP 1001, LPA 586
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Iron Absorption, Iron Deficiencies
Maximizing the Benefits of Iron in Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods for Malnourished Children in Kenya
Reports from the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) in Kwale County, southern Kenya, indicate a limited impact of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTFs) on malnutrition or anemia.
- Conditions
- Iron Absorption, Iron Deficiencies, Severly Acutely Malnourished Children, Malnutrition in Children
- Trial name
- SAMI (NCT07315295)
- Testing
- Iron absorption from RUTF on Day 0, Treatment with RUTF for 80 days, Iron absorption from RUTF on Day 20
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ETH Zurich
Pregnancy
Iron Absorption From IFA and MMS Supplements in Kenyan Women During the Second Trimester of Pregnancy
This study evaluates iron absorption from three antenatal supplements, 30 mg MMS, 60 mg MMS, and 60 mg IFA, in 50 pregnant Kenyan women in their second trimester.
- Trial name
- PROUD (NCT07435766)
- Testing
- MMS with 30 mg iron, MMS with 60 mg iron, IFA with 60 mg iron
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- ETH Zurich
Iron Deficiency (Without Anemia)
Absorption of Iron From Stabilized Lactoferrin: A Study in Women With Iron Deficiency
Lactoferrin (LF) is a natural iron-binding protein found in milk. It exists either in an iron-free state (apo-LF) or bound to iron (holo-LF).
- Trial name
- LOBSTER (NCT07394972)
- Testing
- FeSO4 + meal-matrix, FeSO4 + native LF + meal-matrix, FeSO4 + NaCas-LF + meal-matrix
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nicole Stoffel
Obesity, Iron Deficiency
Iron Absorption and Losses in Young South African Women Living Without and With Overweight and Obesity
Young women living with obesity (OB) have a greater risk of developing iron deficiency. Plus, the risk of anemia and/or ID in young women living with overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) is further increased by inadequate dietary…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Iron Deficiency, Inflammation
- Trial name
- RAYON (NCT07081152)
- Testing
- Ferrous sulfate
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Linda Malan