The Maternal Helminth StudyAssessing the effect of maternal helminth infection on Vitamin D regulation and on the child’s immune system
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Vit D metabolismB83.9D89B65Helminthiasis, unspecifiedOther disorders involving the immune mechanism, not elsewhere classifiedSchistosomiasis [bilharziasis]
- Registration Number
- DRKS00016745
- Lead Sponsor
- Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 180
Inclusion Criteria
over 18 years of age; written informed consent; living in the study area
Exclusion Criteria
Severe anaemia
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Vitamin D (VitD) and VitD receptor in the placenta of helminth infected pregnant women at birth<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method