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Proportion of exclusively breastfed infants between 1 to 6 months of age with Functional B12 deficiency

Prevalence of Functional B12 deficiency amongst exclusively breastfed infants between 1 to 6 months of age- A cross sectional study at KLEâ??S Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital & MRC, Belagavi - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/06/053865
Enrollment
83
Registered
2023-06-14
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-06-26

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: E568- Deficiency of other vitamins

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Dr Lakshmi Sri Harika Reddy Bijjam
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Infants who are exclusively breastfed between 1 to 6 months of age

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those with severe illness at the time of presentation. Those on oral hematinics. Those diagnosed with inborn errors of metaboloism. Those who have received blood transfusion in the past 3 months. Parents not consenting for the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To estimate the prevalence of functional B12 deficiency in exclusively breastfed infants between 1-6 months of age.Timepoint: Baseline—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To correlate serum B12 levels & serum Methylmalonic acid & Homocysteine levels. To correlate Mean corpuscular volume & Red cell distribution width with functional B12 deficiency. To correlate with mothers B12 status in infants found to have functional B12 deficiency. To do the developmental status screening of children between 3-6 months who are found to be B12 deficient by TRIVANDRUM DEVELOPMENT SCREENING TEST.Timepoint: Baseline—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactLakshmi Sri Harika Reddy Bijjam

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College

abhilasha.pedia@gmail.com9686187023

Outcome results

None listed

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