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Effect of maternal nutritional on low birth weight

The effect of a balanced energy protein milk supplement on arginine and methionine kinetics and birth weight outcomes in low BMI pregnant women

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/03/012570
Enrollment
60
Registered
2018-03-15
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: Milk supplement: Group 1 to receive Milk supplement (500ml/day)and counseling from the end of 1st trimester (approx. 13 weeks)until delivery Control Intervention1: Control group: Group

Sponsors

Government of India Ministry of Science Technology Department of Biotechnology
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Apparent healthy pregnant women, 18-40 years old, recruited early in 1st trimester pregnancy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subjects > 13 weeks of gestation at recruitment, Subject with twin or multiple pregnancies, Pregnant women with chronic morbidity or on long term medications or positivity for hepatitis B (HBsAg), HIV or syphilis (VDRL) infections, Subjects anticipating moving out of study site for delivery, Pregnant women not willing to participate in the infusion protocol

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Measurement and comparison of methionine and arginine kinetics in the 1st and 3rd trimester of pregnancy among the 2 groups of pregnant womenTimepoint: during pregnancy—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
gestational weight gain birth weightTimepoint: during pregnancy at birth—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Pratibha Dwarkanath

St Johns Research Institute

pratibha@sjri.res.in910849466326

Outcome results

None listed

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