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Impact of Maternal Supplementation With Dual Megadose of Vitamin A

NCT00742937 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 239

Last updated 2009-07-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of maternal supplementation with 400,000 IU of oral retinol palmitate in the post-partum, the nutritional situation of the binomial mother-child, on growth and morbidity of children in breastfeeding in the first six months of life.

Conditions

  • Hypovitaminosis
  • Vitamin A Deficiency

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

vitamin A

second capsule 200,000 UI of retinol palmitate (vitamin A)plus vitamin E, eight days after delivery.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

second capsule with vitamin E, eight days after delivery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Instituto Materno Infantil Prof. Fernando Figueira

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ilma Kruze, PhD

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-07-31
Primary Completion
2008-08-31
Completion
2008-12-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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