Comparison of bolus and daily vitamin D doses in increasing serum vitamin D levels in Neonates.

Comparison administration of bolus dose administration at birth and daily dose of vitamin D on serum vitamin D levels in newborns

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20130308012743N4

Enrollment

120

Registered

2025-05-24

Start date

2025-05-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-21

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Conditions

Vitamin D deficiency in neonates that could cause rickets and other serious problems in elder ages. Vitamin D deficiency

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Group made of 40 infants which their blood vitamin d level will be checked and then receive bolus dose of vitamin D (50000 units) I.M right after birth(single dose)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

1 Days to 1 Days

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Term infants weighing more than 2500 gram Parental consent to participate in the project

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Congenital malformation Babies weighing less than 2500 grams Preterm babies

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Vitamin D and calcium serum levels. Timepoint: Before intervention(bolus dose administration of vitamin D) and 1 and 4 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Blood samples taken from neonates.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactEzzat Khodashenas

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Khodashenase@mums.ac.ir+98 51 1802 2632

Outcome results

None listed

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