Clinical Trial: Triple Outcome Evaluation of Red Teff Intervention for Infant Anemia, Environmental Health, and Economic Feasibility in Ethiopia: A Self-controlled Pre-post Study

U.S., Nov. 4 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07912697) titled 'Triple Outcome Evaluation of Red Teff Intervention for Infant Anemia, Environmental Health, and Economic Feasibility in Ethiopia: A Self-controlled Pre-post Study' on Oct. 26.

Brief Summary: Background. Childhood anemia affects more than 40% of under-five children in Ethiopia, where iron supplementation has achieved limited success and locally grounded, sustainable strategies are needed. Red teff (Eragrostis tef) is an iron-rich, gluten-free staple crop. We evaluated whether a red teff porridge improves hemoglobin in anemic infants and toddlers, and quantified its cost and potential environmental impact relative to animal-source iron...