Respiratory Outcomes After Early Vitamin D Supplementation in Infants Born Extremely Preterm

NCT ID: NCT05615311

Last Updated: 2025-05-30

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

126 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-03-16

Study Completion Date

2026-05-31

Brief Summary

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This is a masked randomized clinical trial in which extremely preterm infants fed human milk will be randomly assigned to receive either the highest (intervention group) or lowest (control group) vitamin D dose recommended during the first 14 days after birth.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Prematurity; Extreme

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Vitamin D group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Vitamin D supplementation

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Study participants assigned to the intervention group will receive 800 IU/ day of vitamin D plus 200-300 IU/day of vitamin D from parenteral and enteral sources during the first 2 weeks after birth.

Control group

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

No additional vitamin D supplementation

Intervention Type OTHER

Study participants assigned to the control group will receive 200-300 IU/ day of vitamin D from parenteral and enteral sources during the first 2 weeks after birth.

Interventions

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Vitamin D supplementation

Study participants assigned to the intervention group will receive 800 IU/ day of vitamin D plus 200-300 IU/day of vitamin D from parenteral and enteral sources during the first 2 weeks after birth.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

No additional vitamin D supplementation

Study participants assigned to the control group will receive 200-300 IU/ day of vitamin D from parenteral and enteral sources during the first 2 weeks after birth.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Gestational age of 28 weeks or less

Exclusion Criteria

* Major congenital anomalies and infants
* Terminal illness in whom decisions to withhold or limit life support have been made
Minimum Eligible Age

1 Day

Maximum Eligible Age

4 Days

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ariel A. Salas

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Salas AA, Argent T, Jeffcoat S, Tucker M, Ashraf AP, Travers CP. Early Vitamin D Supplementation in Infants Born Extremely Preterm and Fed Human Milk: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Pediatr. 2025 Jul 24;287:114754. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2025.114754. Online ahead of print.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40714046 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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300010307

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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