Prevention of Vitamin D Deficiency

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Vitamin D Deficiency

In brief

Breastfed infants living in a northern location (41 degrees N) are at high risk of vitamin D deficiency during winter. This trial is designed to determine how much supplemental vitamin D breastfed infants need to receive in order to remain free of vitamin D deficiency

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00494104

Run by

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

People needed

398

Starts

2006-09-01

Expected to finish

2011-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-12-18

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 0. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Term infant
• No major congenital malformations
• Less than one month old
• Breastfed, no other foods

You may not qualify if…

• Formula feeding
• Premature birth

Where it is running

• MTF, 2501 Crosspark Rd — Coralville, Iowa, United States

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