Identifying Vitamin D Deficiency in Very Low Birth Weight Infant (VLBW) Infants Part 2
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Obesity Weight Loss, Other Indications, Women's Studies, Gastrointestinal |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Other, Reproductive |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | Any |
| Updated: | 5/27/2013 |
| Start Date: | October 2011 |
| End Date: | December 2012 |
| Contact: | Betty Bivens |
| Email: | bivensb@musc.edu |
| Phone: | 843 792-2401 |
Identifying Vit D Deficiency in VLBW Infants Part 2
This study is to determine the amount of vitamin D required for a very low birth weight
infant to reach vitamin D sufficiency and achieve optimal calcium health and bone growth.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Any infant born at the Medical University of South Carolina <34 weeks gestation
- Less that 1500g at birth
- AGA
- Must be African American or Caucasian
- Each infant born of twin and triplet pregnancies will be eligible
Exclusion Criteria:
- Infants with major congenital anomalies or with hemolytic disease requiring exchange
transfusion
- Infants born small for-gestational-age (SGA) or large for-gestational-age (LGA)
- Maternal uncontrolled thyroid disease
- Maternal Parathyroid disease
- Infants of races other than African American or Caucasian
We found this trial at
1
site
171 Ashley Avenue
Charleston, South Carolina 29425
Charleston, South Carolina 29425
843-792-1414
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