800 IU/day vitamin D supplementation with feedings in the first 28 days after birth for Vitamin D Deficiency

Phase-Based Progress Estimates

Effectiveness

Safety

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX

Vitamin D Deficiency+1 More

800 IU/day vitamin D supplementation with feedings in the first 28 days after birth - DietarySupplement

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Eligibility

< 18

All Sexes

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Eligibility

< 18

All Sexes

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Study Summary

The objective of the study is to compare supplementation with vitamin D at 800 IU/day to usual care for the first 28 days after birth with respect to 25 (OH) vitamin D levels and indicators of likely or plausible effects of vitamin D supplementation on the function or structure of the lung, bones, immune system, and brain in extremely premature (EP) infants who are <28 weeks gestational age (GA) or <1000 grams of birth weight (BW).

Eligible Conditions

Vitamin D Deficiency

Treatment Effectiveness

Effectiveness Progress

1 of 3

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Study Objectives

0 Primary · 21 Secondary · Reporting Duration: 2 years

Week 36

Alkaline phosphatase level

Calcium level

Phosphorus level

2 years

Head circumference as assessed by sex-specific Z-score on the Fenton 2013 Growth Calculator

Length as assessed by sex-specific Z-score on the Fenton 2013 Growth Calculator

Neurodevelopment as assessed by the Bayley-IV Scales of Infant and Toddler Development

Number of participants with neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI)

Number of participants with wheezing

Weight as assessed by sex-specific Z-score on the Fenton 2013 Growth Calculator

Month 26

Number of participants who are still on respiratory support

36 weeks after birth

25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) level

36 weeks postmenstrual age

Number of participants who die or have a morbidity

Number of participants with pulmonary hypertension

Week 36

Type of respiratory support required at 36 weeks postmenstrual age

Week 36

Number of participants who receive steroid treatment to decrease respiratory support

Number of participants with any fractures

Week 60

Number of participants with hospital-acquired sepsis

Week 60

Length of Hospital stay

Number of days of mechanical ventilation

Number of days of positive pressure support

Number of days of supplemental oxygen

Trial Safety

Safety Progress

1 of 3

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Vitamin D + L-cysteine

Vitamin D

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Trial Design

2 Treatment Groups

Usual care plus placebo

1 of 2

Usual care plus vitamin D supplementation

1 of 2

Active Control

Experimental Treatment

225 Total Participants · 2 Treatment Groups

Primary Treatment: 800 IU/day vitamin D supplementation with feedings in the first 28 days after birth · Has Placebo Group · N/A

Usual care plus vitamin D supplementationExperimental Group · 2 Interventions: Usual Care, 800 IU/day vitamin D supplementation with feedings in the first 28 days after birth · Intervention Types: Other, DietarySupplement

Usual care plus placeboActiveComparator Group · 2 Interventions: Placebo, Usual Care · Intervention Types: DietarySupplement, Other

Trial Logistics

Trial Timeline

Approximate Timeline

Screening: ~3 weeks

Treatment: Varies

Reporting: 2 years

Closest Location: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · Houston, TX

2008First Recorded Clinical Trial

1 TrialsResearching Vitamin D Deficiency

190 CompletedClinical Trials

Who is running the clinical trial?

The University of Texas Health Science Center, HoustonLead Sponsor

785 Previous Clinical Trials

245,318 Total Patients Enrolled

Maria del Mar Romero López, MDPrincipal InvestigatorThe University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Eligibility Criteria

Age < 18 · All Participants · 3 Total Inclusion Criteria

Mark “yes” if the following statements are true for you:

You are a baby born at less than 28 weeks gestation or less than 1000 grams birth weight.

You have provided informed written consent to participate in this study.

About The Reviewer

Michael Gill - B. Sc.

First Published: October 9th, 2021

Last Reviewed: August 12th, 2022

Michael Gill holds a Bachelors of Science in Integrated Science and Mathematics from McMaster University. During his degree he devoted considerable time modeling the pharmacodynamics of promising drug candidates. Since then, he has leveraged this knowledge of the investigational new drug ecosystem to help his father navigate clinical trials for multiple myeloma, an experience which prompted him to co-found Power Life Sciences: a company that helps patients access randomized controlled trials.

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