Nutritional Requirements for Vitamin D in Pregnant Women

NCT ID: NCT02506439

Last Updated: 2024-11-19

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

144 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-11-01

Study Completion Date

2017-04-01

Brief Summary

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Randomised, placebo-controlled dose-response intervention study with vitamin D3 in pregnant women.

Detailed Description

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This is a three-arm, parallel, double-blind, placebo-controlled dose-response intervention study with vitamin D3. Women will be recruited prior to 18 weeks of gestation and randomised to receive placebo, 10 or 20 mcg/d of vitamin D3 from baseline visit in their first trimester until delivery. Blood samples will be collected at baseline, midpoint and endpoint of the trial, at 10 week intervals, and from the umbilical cord at delivery. A 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration of 30 nmol/L will be used to denote vitamin D deficiency. Information on maternal anthropometry, diet, lifestyle, sun exposure, blood pressure, iPTH and serum total calcium will also be reported.

Conditions

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Vitamin D Deficiency

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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10 mcg Vitamin D3

White-skinned women will receive Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3) 10 mcg \[400 IU\] daily

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

10 mcg Vitamin D3

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Once daily, 10mcg (400IU) dose of vitamin D3 taken from baseline visit (approx 15 weeks gestation) until endpoint (delivery)

20 mcg Vitamin D3

White-skinned women will receive Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3) 20 mcg \[800 IU\] daily

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

20 mcg Vitamin D3

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Once daily, 20mcg (800IU) dose of vitamin D3 taken from baseline visit (approx 15 weeks gestation) until endpoint (delivery)

Placebo

White-skinned women will receive a Placebo supplement, identical in appearance and taste to the active product

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Once daily, placebo capsule containing 0mcg (0IU) of vitamin D3 taken from baseline visit (approx 15 weeks gestation) until endpoint (delivery)

Interventions

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10 mcg Vitamin D3

Once daily, 10mcg (400IU) dose of vitamin D3 taken from baseline visit (approx 15 weeks gestation) until endpoint (delivery)

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

20 mcg Vitamin D3

Once daily, 20mcg (800IU) dose of vitamin D3 taken from baseline visit (approx 15 weeks gestation) until endpoint (delivery)

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Once daily, placebo capsule containing 0mcg (0IU) of vitamin D3 taken from baseline visit (approx 15 weeks gestation) until endpoint (delivery)

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Other Intervention Names

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Cholecalciferol Cholecalciferol Placebo capsule

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult (\>18 years)
* No more than 18 weeks gestation
* In good general health
* Low risk pregnancy
* Not consuming \>10 mcg/d vitamin D from supplements

Exclusion Criteria

* Current smokers
* Diagnosed hypertension
* Known high-risk pregnancy
* Diagnosed medical illness including diabetes mellitus (Types 1 \& 2), chronic kidney disease or gastro-intestinal diseases or any illness known to interfere with calcium metabolism (e.g. sarcoidosis).
* Consumption of medications known to interfere with vitamin D metabolism
* Consumption of vitamin D (≥ 10 µg/day) or calcium (≥ 650 mg/d) supplements prior to randomization
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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European Commission

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University College Cork

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Mairead Kiely PhD

Professor of Human Nutrition

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Mairead Kiely, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University College Cork

Locations

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Cork University Maternity Hospital and University College Cork

Cork, , Ireland

Site Status

Human Nutrition Resource Unit, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork

Cork, , Ireland

Site Status

Countries

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Ireland

References

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Palacios C, Kostiuk LL, Cuthbert A, Weeks J. Vitamin D supplementation for women during pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Jul 30;7(7):CD008873. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008873.pub5.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39077939 (View on PubMed)

O'Callaghan KM, Hennessy A, Hull GLJ, Healy K, Ritz C, Kenny LC, Cashman KD, Kiely ME. Estimation of the maternal vitamin D intake that maintains circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D in late gestation at a concentration sufficient to keep umbilical cord sera >/=25-30 nmol/L: a dose-response, double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial in pregnant women at northern latitude. Am J Clin Nutr. 2018 Jul 1;108(1):77-91. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqy064.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29878035 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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ODINWP4DMAT

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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