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Vitamin D DeficiencyNCT01229189

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Vitamin D Supplementation to Pregnant Women and Their Infants in Pakistan.

A study testing Vitamin D in people with Vitamin D Deficiency and Pre Eclampsia, run by Aga Khan University at 1 site in Pakistan.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial 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 its receptor and maternal and child health has not been established in Pakistan and population based studies are… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 15 to 49 years, women only
Conditions the study is for
Vitamin D Deficiency, Pre Eclampsia, Stillbirths
What is being tested?
Vitamin D
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
460 participants
Where
1 sitePakistan
Study dates
Feb 2010to Aug 2011
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 15 to 49 years
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Pregnant women from 20-22 weeks of gestation and their infants, who will agree to take part in this study, will be enrolled.

Who cannot join

  • 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

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Pakistan1 site
  • Project Office Aga Khan University

    Pind Dadan Khan, Punjab Province, 49040

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About this study

Official title: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Vitamin D Supplementation to Pregnant Women and Their Infants in Pakistan

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 its receptor and maternal and child health has not been established in Pakistan and population based studies are required to explore and avert the maternal and Neonatal complications and consequences of Vitamin D deficiency

The trial will evaluate the effectiveness of Vitamin D supplementation to pregnant women and their Infants. It will be a double blind placebo controlled trial, which will be conducted in a rural district of Pakistan.

Read the 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 infant anthropometric variables and hope to unravel the reasons of vitamin D deficiency in our population.

The investigators expect that if vitamin D is supplemented to pregnant women and their newborn infants it will inevitably replenish the micronutrient stores and aid to resolve the maternal and neonatal morbidity due to Vitamin D deficiency.

Being tested
Vitamin D, Placebo
Keywords
Vitamin D, Effectiveness, Pregnant women and their neonates
Medical subject headings
Vitamin D Deficiency, Pre-Eclampsia, Stillbirth, Premature Birth

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Vitamin DDietary supplement

    Maternal dose of 4000 IU daily for 20 weeks Neonatal dose of 400 IU daily for 24 weeks

  • PlaceboDietary supplement

    Placebo will be supplemented to pregnant women and their neonates in the same pattern as in intervention group.

Study groups in NCT01229189
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Maternal and Neonatal Intervention ArmExperimentalPregnant women will be individually randomized; a daily dose of vitamin D in 4000 IU will be given to Intervention group, started at 20-22 weeks of pregnancy till the time of delivery. The infants of this group will further stratify into two groups, one group will receive 400 IU of Vitamin D for 6 months as Intervention.
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D
Maternal and Neonatal Control ArmPlacebo comparatorNot described
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Placebo

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Maternal and Neonatal complications

    Preeclampsia, hypertension ,poor weight gain etc during pregnancy.Still birth rates, Rate of low birth weight, prematurity,Neonatal seizures, Infants with growth failure, signs and symptoms of vitamin D deficiency. Infants with infections: pneumonia, diarrhea and Receptor polymorphism

    Measured: six months post enrolement

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Prevalence and Risk factors for Maternal and Neonatal Vit D Deficiency

    Measured: Six months post recruitment

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Oct 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2010
  3. Primary completionAug 2011
  4. Study completionAug 2011

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
460 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01229189
Sponsor's protocol ID
Vitamin D Study
Status last verified
Mar 2012
First submitted
26 Oct 2010
Last updated
8 Mar 2012
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Huey SL, Acharya N, Silver A, Sheni R, Yu EA, Pena-Rosas JP, Mehta S. Effects of oral vitamin D supplementation on linear growth and other health outcomes among children under five years of age. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Dec 8;12(12):CD012875. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012875.pub2.

    PubMed 33305842

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Vitamin D in people with Vitamin D Deficiency and Pre Eclampsia, run by Aga Khan University at 1 site in Pakistan.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Mar 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Pakistan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Maternal and Neonatal complications (time frame: six months post enrolement). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01229189, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Mar 2012.

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