Vitamin D-deficiency Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Nutritional deficiency
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group:
Provision of free vitamin D drops and instruction on how to administer it to their infants, including a tailored-made information brochure about vitamin D and its sources which ha
Sponsors
The Directorate for Health and Social Affairs (Norway)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Infants with Pakistani, Turkish or Somali background 2. Coming to routine consultation six weeks after birth in eight Health Centers in Oslo
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not applicable
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Change in 25-hydroxyvitamin D from baseline (six week of age) to follow-up (three months of age) in the intervention group compared to the control group, adjusted for baseline level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D 2. Change in 25-hydroxyvitamin D from baseline to follow-up in the mothers in the intervention group compared to the mothers in the control group, adjusted for baseline level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Is there any difference between the groups at a second follow-up at eight months of age | — |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed