Vitamin D Status Impacts Inflammation and Risk of Infections During Pregnancy

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Conditions studied: Inflammation, Infection

In brief

The goal of this study is to characterize the function and efficacy of the bioactive nutrient, vitamin D, in relation to infection and inflammatory status across pregnancy. The three specific aims of this study are 1) To address the impact of maternal vitamin D status on inflammation and infections across pregnancy using retrospective data, 2) To address the impact of vitamin D supplementation on maternal vitamin D status, inflammation and infections across pregnancy using prospective data and 3) To assess the impact of maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy on inflammatory mediators at the level of the placenta.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01815047

Run by

Cornell University

People needed

85

Starts

2012-12-01

Expected to finish

2019-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-10-28

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 18. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Female adolescents between 13 and 18 years of age
• Between 12 and < 30 weeks pregnant

You may not qualify if…

• HIV-infection
• Eating disorders
• Malabsorption diseases
• Diabetes mellitus
• Gestational diabetes
• Pregnancy induced hypertension or elevated diastolic blood pressure (>110)
• Steroid use
• Substance abuse history
• Taking medications known to influence Ca or vitamin D status
• Diagnosis of elevated blood lead concentrations during childhood
• Smokes tobacco

Where it is running

• Highland Hospital — Rochester, New York, United States

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