Folic acid status in Sri Lanka in pregnant and lactating women

• Register: SLCTR
• Last refreshed on: 27 April 2013
• Main ID: SLCTR/2007/007
• Date of registration: 14/06/2007
• Primary sponsor: IAEA research grant SRL 11958
• Public title: Folic acid status in Sri Lanka in pregnant and lactating women
• Scientific title: Folate status in two groups of pregnant and non-pregnant/ non-lactating women in Sri Lanka
• Date of first enrolment: 30/4/2007
• Target sample size: 200 pregnant women (100 per group)
• Recruitment status: Completed
• URL: http://www.slctr.lk/trial_details.asp?reg_id={C83E11B7-2121-4CB6-84AF-7A2D2A23C48A}
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Pregnant women (n=200) who are at present participating in an ongoing study will be followed up for a period of six months post partum

Countries of recruitment

Sri Lanka

Contacts

• Name: Prof. Chandrani Liyanage
• Affiliation: Prof in Community Medicine and Head Nuclear Medicine

• Name: Prof. Chandrani Liyanage
• Affiliation: Prof in Community Medicine and Head Nuclear Medicine

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy pregnant women who come for the booking visit and ante-natal clinic
Exclusion criteria: Severely anaemic and iron deficient pregnant women

Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Micronutrient status of lactating mothers

Intervention(s)

The pregnant women who are enrolled will be divided into two groups based on their follow-up center; i.e. pregnant women selected from MCH clinics and pregnant women from TH-Mahamodara. Then folate supplementation will be continued for a period of six months post partum to the MCH group only. Their folate status at the end of supplementation will be compared with that of non supplemented lactating women of TH Mahamodara group.

Primary Outcome(s)

Improvement in folate status of women during early lactation

Secondary Outcome(s)

•Improvement in folate status of lactating mothers and infants

•Improving awareness on general nutritional status of the community

Secondary ID(s)

IAEA-SRL-11958, research grant sponsor -international atomic energy agency

Source(s) of Monetary Support

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)