Establishing the Vitamin D Requirements During Lactation
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2012-10-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness and safety of maternal and infant
vitamin D supplementation as a function of ethnicity and latitude in the prevention of
vitamin D deficiency in the breastfeeding mother-infant pair. The findings of this study will
generate important new information for health care professionals and policy makers with
regard to vitamin D requirements and the potential benefit to both mother and infant
Phase:
Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Medical University of South Carolina
Collaborators:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Treatments:
Cholecalciferol Ergocalciferols Vitamin D Vitamins