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Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation on Immune Function in Infants

NCT04461665 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 59

Last updated 2020-07-08

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Summary

Current study shows that vitamin D deficiency might affect human's immune function. Although breast milk is the best food of infants, however the vitamin D content in breast milk is low. Thus, breastfeeding infants are at high risk of vitamin D deficiency.Children's development and health are always the most important issues for parents. However, high prevalence of allergy in infants in Taiwan were not only with environmental factor which may also relate to their nutritional status. The aim of this study was to enroll breastfeeding infant at age of 4 month, and provide vitamin D supplement 10 μg daily until 6 month, to discuss the effects of vitamin D supplementation on immune function in infants.

Conditions

  • Vitamin D Deficiency

Interventions

OTHER

vitamin D

vitamin D supplement 10 μg daily for 2 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Shih Chien University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Chao-Ming Chen, MD/PHD · Shih Chien University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Months
Max Age
6 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-08-18
Primary Completion
2016-06-17
Completion
2016-12-30

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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