Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Maternal Vitamin D3 Supplementation on Iron Status During Pregnancy and Early Infancy

Lead Sponsor:

The Hospital for Sick Children

Collaborating Sponsors:

International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Conditions:

Pregnancy

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-100 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This is a secondary-use study based on previously-collected data and blood samples from a previously completed double-blind, dose-ranging trial of maternal prenatal and postpartum vitamin D supplement...

Detailed Description

The risk of both low iron and vitamin D status have been recognized as public health concerns among pregnant women and young children, with high rates of deficiency in low-and middle-income countries....

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Women aged 18 years and above.
  • Gestational age of 17 to 24 completed weeks estimated based on recalled last menstrual period (LMP) and/or ultrasound.
  • Intends to permanently reside in the trial catchment area for at least 18 months
  • MDIG trial participants with availability of at least one measurement of the biomarkers of interest (serum ferritin, circulating hepcidin, transferrin, soluble transferrin receptor, serum iron and/or whole-blood Hb).

Exclusion

  • History of medical conditions that may predispose the participant to vitamin D sensitivity, altered vitamin D metabolism and/or hypercalcemia, or history of renal calculi.
  • High-risk pregnancy based on one or more of the following findings by point-of-care testing:
  • \- Severe anemia: hemoglobin \<70 g/L assessed by Hemocue.
  • \- Moderate-severe proteinuria: ≥ 300 mg/dl (3+ or 4+) based on urine dipstick.
  • \- Hypertension: systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg.
  • \- Multiple gestation, major congenital anomaly, or severe oligohydramnios based on maternal history and/or ultrasound.
  • \- Unwillingness to stop taking non-study vitamin D or calcium supplements or a multivitamin with calcium and/or vitamin D.
  • \- Currently prescribed vitamin D supplements as part of a physician's treatment plan for vitamin D deficiency.
  • \- Previous participation in the same study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

1300 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04764955

Start Date

March 1 2014

End Date

March 1 2018

Last Update

June 18 2023

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International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh