Clinical Trial: Impact of a Cricket and Black Soldier Fly Larvae-Fortified Cracker on the Gut Microbiome and Iron Status in Malagasy Schoolchildren

U.S., Feb. 28 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07439185) titled 'Impact of a Cricket and Black Soldier Fly Larvae-Fortified Cracker on the Gut Microbiome and Iron Status in Malagasy Schoolchildren' on Jan. 14.

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine the health impacts of consistent consumption of insect-fortified crackers among school-aged children in Madagascar.

Specifically, in this RCT, the investigators will assess whether the insect-fortified crackers can improve the health status of Malagasy school children. The investigators' objectives are to: (1) Assess changes in gut microbiome composition that occur after 6 and 14 weeks of cracker consumption through 16S rRNA sequenci...