Vitamin E deficiency
Conditions
Interventions
This study aims to evaluate what dose of maternal supplementation with alpha-tocopherol is more efficient in increasing and maintaining the alpha-tocopherol concentrations in the blood and mother's mi
Dietary supplement
SP6.051.227
Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (Centro Cordenador)
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Lactating women; normal delivery; term delivery; aged 18 to 40 years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Women with any clinical sign of disease; infections; syphilis; HIV; gastrointestinal diseases; liver disease; heart disease; diabetes; hypertension; cancer; mental disorder; twin pregnancie; newborn with fetal malformations; history of abortion; use of antithrombotics; use of supplements containing vitamin E during pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome: Increased alpha-tocopherol levels in blood and mother's milk after administration of supplemental vitamin E, within 60 days postpartum. For determining the expected outcome, the efficiency of the two supplementation schemes adopted in increasing and maintaining the alpha-tocopherol levels in the blood and maternal milk in the given time period will be evaluated. Will be used statistical tools to observe variation in alpha-tocopherol levels of the control group, supplemented 1 and 2 supplemented. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome: increase and maintain the most significant level of vitamin E in breast milk of lactating group supplemented 2. To realize the expected outcome will be used statistical tools to compare the supplementation scheme 2 (administration of 01 400 IU capsule on the 1st and 20th days postpartum) efficiency with supplementation scheme 1 (administration of 01 400 IU capsule on the 1st day postpartum). | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactLarissa de Lira
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Outcome results
None listed