Blood Folate and Homocysteine Levels Following Administration of Folic Acid According to Different Daily Dosing Schedules:a Simulation of Food Fortification
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00207558 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: September 21, 2005
Last Update Posted
: July 13, 2006
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Neural Tube Defects - Spina Bifida and Anencephaly | Drug: folic acid | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Enrollment : | 1100 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Blood Folate and Homocysteine Levels Following Administration of Folic Acid According to Different Daily Dosing Schedules:a Simulation of Food Fortification |

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 49 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
-women who have delivered a baby two to four years ago, whose child is still alive, who are not breast-feeding, who are not pregnant or planning to become pregnant within the next 9 months following enrollment, who are using an IUD for contraception, and who have not taken vitamin supplements during the past 3 months
Exclusion Criteria:
-women who have not delivered a baby two to four years ago, whose child is deceased, who are breast-feeding, who are currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant within the next 9 months following enrollment, who are not using an IUD for contraception, and who have taken vitamin supplements during the past 3 months

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00207558
China, Hebei | |
Townships | |
Xianghe County, Hebei, China |
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00207558 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CDC-NCBDDD-3970 U11/CCU015587-04-1 U11/CCU015586-05 |
First Posted: | September 21, 2005 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 13, 2006 |
Last Verified: | September 2005 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Spinal Dysraphism Neural Tube Defects Anencephaly Nervous System Malformations Nervous System Diseases Congenital Abnormalities Abnormalities, Severe Teratoid |
Folic Acid Vitamin B Complex Hematinics Vitamins Micronutrients Growth Substances Physiological Effects of Drugs |