Breast-fed infants
Conditions
Interventions
Weekly vitamin D supplementation (1000-1400 IU/dose) for three months.
Sponsors
Saitama city hospital
Keio university hospital.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Breast-fed or mixed-fed healthy infants born after 36 weeks of gestation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Infants with chromosomal abnormalities or multiple congenital malformations. Infants with feeding problems or failure to thrive. Infants born before 36 weeks of gestation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Frequency of vitamin D insufficiency (25(OH)D < 20 ng/mL) after weekly Vitamin D supplementation for three months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison of following items between intervention and historical control group. 1. Serum concentration of 25(OH)D after vitamin D supplementation. 2. Serum concentration of markers for bone metabolism (Ca, P, ALP, intact PTH etc). | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKazushige Ikeda
Saitama city hospital Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics
Outcome results
None listed