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To find the minimum dose of vitamin D required in pregnancy for good maternal and neonatal health

Vitamin D and calcium nutrition in pregnancy-evaluation of optimal supplementation dose of vitamin D during antenatal period

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2010/091/000352
Enrollment
200
Registered
2010-06-02
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Group 1 Vitamin D: 1,20,000IU in 3 doses each 8 weeks apart +calcium carbonatecontaining 500mg elemental calcium with 250IU vitamin D twice a day, daily throughout pregnancy Interventio

Sponsors

Vinita Das
Lead Sponsor
Anjoo Agarwal
Collaborator
Vijailakshmi Bhatia
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 200 consecutive pregnant women attending antenatal clinic of at Queen Mary Hospital in CSMMU (former KGMC) will be enrolled into the study after taking informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients already on calcium or on vitamine D supplementation, on anticonvulsants, on antitubercular treatment or having any medical condition affecting calcium and vitamin D metabolism (eg. renal or liver disease) will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
cord blood 25(OH)D& albuminTimepoint: at delivery;Maternal 25(OH)D,Calcium & albuminTimepoint: sample will be collected at registration in 2nd trimester between 14-20 weeks & again at delivery;neonatal calciumTimepoint: 4-6 days after delivery—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
newborn's anterior fontanelle diameter, birth weight, crown heel length, head circumference, occurrence of neonatal seizures,other morbidityTimepoint: anthropometry wthin 24 hours after birth. Seizures & morbidity noted within one week of delivery—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAnjoo Agarwal

Deptt of Obs & Gyn, CSM Medical University, Lucknow

das_lko@yahoo.com0522-2325533

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026