Infants of Vitamin D deficient mothers-trial comparing Pentavite and Vitamin D3 supplement-effect on Vitamin D level at 6 weeks

infants of vitamin d deficient mothers-trial comparing 2 supplement options with vitamin D levels repeated at 6 weeks

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12615000642583

Enrollment

100

Registered

2015-06-22

Start date

2012-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

the aim is to define the appropriate type and length of treatment with vitamin d for infants of vitamin d deficient mothers

Interventions

assess vitamin d levels at day 3 of life and 6 weeks of life by heel prick blood tests.2 groups then randomly assigned to receive oral Pentavite 0.45mls daily for 6 weeks or single dose of vitamin D3 50000 units orally on day 3 once low level established.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Educational / counselling / training

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

3 Days to 42 Days

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

infants of vitamin d deficient mothers

Exclusion criteria

those not fully breast fed

Outcome results