# Maximizing the Benefits of Iron in Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods for Malnourished Children in Kenya

> **NCT07315295** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **ETH Zurich** · enrollment: 68 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Iron Absorption
- Iron Deficiencies
- Severly Acutely Malnourished Children
- Malnutrition in Children
- Anemia

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Iron absorption from RUTF on Day 0
- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** Treatment with RUTF for 80 days
- **OTHER:** Iron absorption from RUTF on Day 20
- **OTHER:** Iron absorption from RUTF on Day 40
- **OTHER:** Iron absorption from RUTF on Day 60

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07315295
- **Lead sponsor:** ETH Zurich
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2025-12-23
- **Primary completion:** 2026-06-30
- **Final completion:** 2026-06-30
- **Target enrollment:** 68 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-02


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07315295

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07315295, "Maximizing the Benefits of Iron in Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods for Malnourished Children in Kenya". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07315295. Licensed CC0.

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