Study of Vitamin D for the Prevention of Acute Respiratory Infections in Children

Summary

The main purpose of this study is to determine whether weekly oral vitamin D supplementation is effective to prevent acute respiratory tract infections in children. The hypothesis of the study is that vitamin D supplementation reduces the incidence and severity of acute respiratory tract infections in children.

Conditions

• Acute Respiratory Tract Infections

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Vitamin D3

Cholecalciferol administration

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Placebo liquid

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Fund for Research and Development in Health, Chile

  collaborator OTHER

• Laboratorio Pasteur

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• María L Reyes, M.D. · Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

• Cecilia Vizcaya, M.D. · Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

• Arturo Borzutzky, M.D. · Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

• Catalina Le Roy, M.D. · Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

• Carlos A. Camargo Jr., M.D. Dr.PH. · Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University

• Karin Brikmann, M.D. · Hospital Regional de Punta Arenas

• Flavia Chamorro, M.D. · Hospital de Coyhaique

• Marco Reyes, M.D. · Hospital de Coyhaique

• Carolina Loureiro, M.D. · Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Months

Max Age

36 Months

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2014-02-28

Primary Completion

2015-12-31

Completion

2016-05-31

Countries

• Chile

Study Locations