Effect of Oral Daily Supplementation With 400 IU Vs 200 IU of Vitamin D in Term Healthy Neonates
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effect of daily oral supplementation with vitamin
D on serum Vitamin D levels in term healthy newborns. It has been found in various studies
that vitamin D is highly deficient in Indian mother infant diads. There is a need to
supplement vitamin D from neonatal period to prevent various metabolic disturbances due to
vitamin D deficiency in later life. This study aims to find the effectiveness and the optimum
dose of routine vitamin D supplementation in healthy term newborns for fulfilling the normal
requirements in Indian infants.