Status:
COMPLETED
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Vitamin D Supplementation to Pregnant Women and Their Infants in Pakistan.
Lead Sponsor:
Aga Khan University
Collaborating Sponsors:
John Snow, Inc.
Conditions:
Vitamin D Deficiency
Pre Eclampsia
Eligibility:
FEMALE
15-49 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Vitamin D deficiency is wide spread in South Asian population and is contributing to burden of disease in this region including Pakistan. The relative importance of vitamin D deficiency, mutation in i...
Detailed Description
The investigators are proposing a community based introduction of vitamin D supplementation and we intend to understand the complex relationship between vitamin D, the growth factors and maternal and ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Pregnant women from 20-22 weeks of gestation and their infants, who will agree to take part in this study, will be enrolled.
Exclusion
- Pregnant women with pre existing type 1 or type II diabetes
- Women with multiple fetuses, babies (twins, triplets)
- Pregnant women with high level of Vitamin D
- Babies with multiple congenital anomalies
- Babies with serious birth injury, birth asphyxia and serious infections
- Low birth weight less than 1.5
- Refuse to participate in the study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
460 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01229189
Start Date
February 1 2010
End Date
August 1 2011
Last Update
March 8 2012
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Project Office Aga Khan University
Pind Dadan Khan, Punjab Province, Pakistan, 49040