None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Fortified milk: 200 mL milk fortified with 200 IU of vitamin D2 (plant source) every day for 3 months
Control Intervention1: Milk: 200 mL Unfortified milk without vitamin D for three mo
Sponsors
Society for endocrine health care in elderly adolescents and children
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy school going children
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Have past or current history of renal stones 2. Are taking or had taken vitamin D supplementation in last six months in doses exceeding 600 IU/day 3. Have any systemic disease (cardiac, hepatic, endocrine or renal) or taking any kind of treatment more than one month in last six months. 4. Are diagnosed with malabsorption or history of milk allergy. 5. Are using medications known to interact with vitamin D metabolism (steroids, thiazide diuretics, phenytoin, phenobarbitone, and antitubercular drugs) 6. Have participated in any other investigational drug study in previous three months 7. Have features suggestive of osteomalacia or severe vitamin D deficiency (serum 25(OH)D
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Serum 25 hydroxy Vitamin DTimepoint: 12 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Serum calcium, phosphate, alkaline phosphatase, parathyroid hormone Bone markers serum C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX-I) and N-terminal propeptide of type I procollagen (PINP)Timepoint: Three months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactAashima Dabas
Maulana Azad Medical College
Outcome results
None listed