Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Health of Low Birth Weight Infants

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2010-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a weekly supplement of vitamin D to low birth weight term infants will reduce their mortality and hospital admissions and improve their immunity.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Delhi University
• Collaborators: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research
• Treatments: Cholecalciferol; Ergocalciferols; Vitamin D; Vitamins

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Born at term, as determined from last menstrual period

• Weighing < 2.5 kg

• Resident within 12 km of the hospital and expected to continue living in the area for the following 6 months

• With no severe congenital abnormalities

• No morbidity severe enough to be expected to result in death before 7 days due to severe respiratory distress, shock, pulmonary sepsis, etc.

• Parental informed consent