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Effect of vitamin C and E supplements on mother's milk

Clinical trial of comparison of vitamin C and E supplements effect on total antioxidant capacity of healthy women's breast milk in experimental and control groups

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2012072410379N1
Enrollment
60
Registered
2013-08-21
Start date
2009-03-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

Effect of supplements on total antioxidant capacity of human breast milk. Care and examination of lactating mother

Interventions

Mothers in the experimental group: 30 effervescent tablets of vitamin C (500 mg) and 30 chewable tablets of vitamin E (100 IU is equal to 100 mg) were given to them, and they should take one tablet fr
Prevention

Sponsors

Vice Chancellor for Research, Birjand University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
20 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: having 1 to 6 months of age infants who were exclusively breast-fed since birth Exclusion criteria: formula-feed for the infants, and/or major illnesses (diabetes, infectious diseases, and genetic diseases) of mothers or the infants

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Total antioxidant capacity of human breast milk. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 30 days after the intervention. Method of measurement: FRAP method.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Urine antioxidant capacity of the infants and free radical scavenging activity of the infants' urine. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 30 days after the intervention. Method of measurement: FRAP, DPPH methods.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAsghar Zarban

Birjand University of Medical Sciences

azarban@yahoo.com ; azarban@bums.ac.ir+98 56 1444 3041

Outcome results

None listed

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