Different Doses of Vitamin D and T Regulatory Cells in Preterm Infants

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-12-11
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study evaluate the effect of two different doses of vitamin D on T-regulatory cells in preterm infants. Half of the subjects receives 400 IU vitamin D and the other half receives 800 IU vitamin D.

• Phase: Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University
• Treatments: Ergocalciferols; Vitamin D; Vitamins

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Preterm infants with gestational age 28-33 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

• Necrotizing enterocolitis

• Bowel perforation

• Chromosomal anomalies

• Inborn errors of metabolism

• Major congenital anomalies