NCT00742937

Impact of Maternal Supplementation With Dual Megadose of Vitamin A

Impact of Supplementation With Dual Megadose of Vitamin A in the Post-partum About Vitamin A Levels in Breast Milk, Serum Levels of Vitamin A and Iron in the Binomial Mother-son and Growth and Morbidity of Children Under 6 Months

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2 / Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 239 (actual)
• Sponsor: Instituto Materno Infantil Prof. Fernando Figueira · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of maternal supplementation with 400,000 IU of oral retinol palmitate in the post-partum, the nutritional situation of the binomial mother-child, on growth and morbidity of children in breastfeeding in the first six months of life.

Detailed description

The effect will be assessed by the milk and blood.

Conditions

• Hypovitaminosis
• Vitamin A Deficiency

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	vitamin A	second capsule 200,000 UI of retinol palmitate (vitamin A)plus vitamin E, eight days after delivery.
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Placebo	second capsule with vitamin E, eight days after delivery.

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-07-01
• Primary completion: 2008-08-01
• Completion: 2008-12-01
• First posted: 2008-08-28
• Last updated: 2009-07-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil