The effect of free vitamin D-drops and tailor-made information on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D among infants of immigrant origin in Oslo, Norway: a randomised controlled trial

Completed

• Conditions: Vitamin D-deficiency; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine; Nutritional deficiency

• Registration Number: ISRCTN78298308
• Lead Sponsor: The Directorate for Health and Social Affairs (Norway)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-12-14
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 48

Inclusion Criteria

1. Infants with Pakistani, Turkish or Somali background
2. Coming to routine consultation six weeks after birth in eight Health Centers in Oslo

Exclusion Criteria

Not applicable

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Change in 25-hydroxyvitamin D from baseline (six week of age) to follow-up (three months of age) in the intervention group compared to the control group, adjusted for baseline level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D <br>2. Change in 25-hydroxyvitamin D from baseline to follow-up in the mothers in the intervention group compared to the mothers in the control group, adjusted for baseline level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Is there any difference between the groups at a second follow-up at eight months of age