Vitamin D Sulfates in Breastmilk

NCT ID: NCT06203041

Last Updated: 2025-02-14

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-11-21

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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Infants The purpose of this study is to measure breastmilk's vitamin D sulfate nutritional value in infant's saliva and digesta (gut).

Breastfeeding Mothers The purpose of this study is to measure Vitamin D sulfates in freshly expressed breastmilk samples before and after 28 days of Vitamin D supplementation in lactating mothers.

Detailed Description

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Infants

Sign the consent form to confirm participation:

You will be asked to bring a soiled diaper from the morning of the study visit. You will meet with a study team member who will collect up to 6 swabs total:

Up to 3 cheek/mouth swabs to collect saliva Up to 3 stool/anus/diaper swabs

Lactating Mothers

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Visit 1 (Baseline) You will meet with a study team member complete some demographic information and gestational age of the baby and birthdate, next you will have a blood draw and express breast milk in a private location, the study team will collect up to 50 ml of freshly expressed breast milk for the research study, you will be asked to bring your personal breast pump and collection container to each research visit, or manually express milk, see options below. The study team member will schedule visit 2. The study will provide the vitamin D supplement that you will take daily for 28 days.

Visit 2 (post intervention) Approximately 28 days later you will meet with a study team member, have a blood draw and express breast milk in a private location, the study team will collect up to 50 ml of freshly expressed breast milk for the research study, you will be asked to bring your personal breast pump and collection container to each research visit, or manually express milk, see options below. The study team member will ask for the container the Vitamin D supplement was in.

You have 2 options:

Option 1:

Bring along your personal breast pump and collection container to each study visit.

The study team member will collect up to 50 ml of freshly expressed breast milk for the study.

Option 2:

You do not bring along your personal breast pump and containers to each study visit, instead you will be asked to:

Manually express your breast milk into a specimen collection cup at each study visit.

Conditions

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Vitamin D Deficiency Breast Milk Collection

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Lactating women

Subjects identified as having delivered an infant and lactating will receive Vitamin D3 for 28 days.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Vitamin D

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Orally administered, daily dose of 5000 IU (125 mcg) Vitamin D3 for 28 days.

Breastfeeding Infants

No intervention will be administered.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Vitamin D

Orally administered, daily dose of 5000 IU (125 mcg) Vitamin D3 for 28 days.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Other Intervention Names

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cholecalciferol

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Lactating mothers
* ≥2 weeks after delivery
* No intentions of weaning during the study


* Female and male infants
* Exclusively breastfed

Exclusion Criteria

* History of sarcoidosis
* History of renal disease
* Premature birth- \<37 weeks
* Taking daily supplement with ≥600 IU vitamin D in the past 30 days

Breastfeeding Infants


* No known gastrointestinal diseases that require medical treatment
* Currently prescribed antibiotics or have taken antibiotics \<2 weeks from collection
Minimum Eligible Age

1 Month

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Mayo Clinic

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Thomas Thacher

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Thomas Thatcher, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Mayo Clinic

Locations

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Mayo Clinic Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Renee Weatherly

Role: CONTACT

507-266-4680

Facility Contacts

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Renee Weatherly

Role: primary

507-266-4680

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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22-005324

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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