Stopping Postpartum Vitamin A Supplementation: Missing Concealed Benefit
NCT ID: NCT02043223
Last Updated: 2016-09-21
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE2/PHASE3
160 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2013-10-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
QUADRUPLE
Study Groups
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Early postpartum vitamin A suppl.
Single dose 200,000 IU vitamin A supplementation at \<3-day and placebo supplementation at 6-wk postpartum.
Vitamin A (<3-day postpartum)
Single dose 200,000 IU vitamin A supplementation at \<3-day and placebo supplementation at 6-wk postpartum.
Late postpartum vitamin A suppl.
Placebo supplementation at \<3-day and single dose 200,000 IU vitamin A supplementation at 6-wk postpartum.
Vitamin A (6 wk postpartum)
Placebo supplementation at \<3-day and single dose 200,000 IU vitamin A supplementation at 6-wk postpartum.
Early & late postpartum vitamin A suppl
200,000 IU vitamin A supplementation, both at \<3-day and 6-wk postpartum
Vitamin A (<3-day and 6 wk postpartum)
200,000 IU vitamin A supplementation, both at \<3-day and 6-wk postpartum
No postpartum vitamin A suppl.
Placebo supplementation, both at \<3-day and 6-wk postpartum.
Placebo
Placebo supplementation, both at \<3-day and 6-wk postpartum.
Interventions
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Vitamin A (<3-day postpartum)
Single dose 200,000 IU vitamin A supplementation at \<3-day and placebo supplementation at 6-wk postpartum.
Vitamin A (6 wk postpartum)
Placebo supplementation at \<3-day and single dose 200,000 IU vitamin A supplementation at 6-wk postpartum.
Vitamin A (<3-day and 6 wk postpartum)
200,000 IU vitamin A supplementation, both at \<3-day and 6-wk postpartum
Placebo
Placebo supplementation, both at \<3-day and 6-wk postpartum.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* Take vitamin A supplements during postpartum apart from study intervention
* Premature birth
* Newborn babies with birth defects and / or other serious diseases
18 Years
32 Years
FEMALE
Yes
Sponsors
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Peter Bergman, MD, PhD
UNKNOWN
Karolinska University Hospital
OTHER
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Shaikh M Ahmad, Ph.D
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Locations
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International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Dhaka, , Bangladesh
Countries
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References
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Ahmad SM, Hossain MI, Bergman P, Kabir Y, Raqib R. The effect of postpartum vitamin A supplementation on breast milk immune regulators and infant immune functions: study protocol of a randomized, controlled trial. Trials. 2015 Mar 31;16:129. doi: 10.1186/s13063-015-0654-9.
Other Identifiers
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PR-13060
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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