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NCT07085871: FAO/LUANAR
Nourishing for Knowledge: Fish Powder in School Meals in Malawi
NA trial testing Fish Powder in Zinc Concentration in DBS in 270 participants. Not yet recruiting.
31 July 2026
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Not yet recruiting |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | double |
| Primary purpose | prevention |
| Enrollment | 270 |
| Start date | 15 April 2026 |
| Primary completion | 31 July 2026 |
| Estimated completion | 31 July 2026 |
| Sites | 3 locations across Malawi |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Fish Powder
Conditions studied
- Zinc Concentration in DBS — all drugs for Zinc Concentration in DBS →
Sponsor
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Who can join
10 and older, any sex, with Zinc Concentration in DBS. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
Background: This randomized controlled trial (RCT) is a research component of a Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) project in Malawi. The project aims to initiate pilot programs to integrate fish powders into existing home-grown school feeding program frameworks and meals served in selected schools in Malawi. The objective of the RCT is to assess the impact on dietary diversity and nutrition status (through biomarker analysis) of children receiving school meals in selected pilot schools. Trial Design: This will be a two-armed single-blinded RCT with a closed cohort design, featuring two parallel groups with a 1:1 allocation ratio. The intervention will include 3-5g of fish powder added to the school meal (per 100g serving) five days per week, while the control group will receive the usual school meal. Children (n=270) of at least 10 years of age will be enrolled in the study. The primary outcome variable is the difference between the two arms in the contribution of school meals to zinc concentration measured in dried blood spots (DBS).
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07085871 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Last refreshed: 25 July 2025
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