Status:
COMPLETED
Does B Vitamin Supplementation Decrease Homocysteine Concentrations in Newborns
Lead Sponsor:
Radboud University Medical Center
Conditions:
Mild Hyperhomocysteinemia
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 2 years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether supplementation with folinic acid, a B vitamin, lowers the concentrations of total homocysteine in newborns. Increased homocysteine concentrations are...
Detailed Description
The incidence of cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) occurring perinatally is relatively high and aspects of the multifactorial pathophysiology remain unclear. Elevated homocysteine concentrations are sho...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- admitted at our NICU
Exclusion
- midline defects
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment
- blood transfusion
- overt renal failure
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2003
Estimated Enrollment :
37 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00877227
Start Date
January 1 2003
End Date
November 1 2003
Last Update
May 6 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Radboud University Medical center Nijmegen
Nijmegen, Netherlands, 6500HB