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The Absorption of Vitamin B12 Among Healthy Pregnant Women

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Pregnancy
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: B12 vitamin (Cyanocobalamin)
Registration Number
NCT00730093
Lead Sponsor
University of Aarhus
Brief Summary

During pregnancy the woman uses more vitamin B12, but we do not know, whether it is through increased absorption or it eats into the womans vitamin B12 deposit . Sufficient B-vitamin is crucial for the normal development af foetus during pregnancy.

In Denmark the National Board of Health recommend an intake of Folic Acid, from the day the woman wishes to be pregnant and to the 12. week of gestation, but there is no recommendation for vitamin B12. We will measure the vitamin B12 absorption with a new non-radioactive test, CobaSorb.

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Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
27
Inclusion Criteria
  • the 13 week of gestation +/- 1 week (only fore pregnant women)
  • Between 20- 40 years
  • Northern European
  • abel to read and understand danish
Exclusion Criteria
  • treatment with vitamin B12 within the last 5 years
  • daily intake of vitamins that contain more than 1µg vitamin B12
  • infectious disease
  • systemic disease
  • daily use of medicine that interferes with vitamin B12

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
AB12 vitamin (Cyanocobalamin)-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in vitamin B12 absorption during pregnancy, measured with CobaSorb.9 month
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Aarhus Universitetshospital, Skejby

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Skejby, Jylland, Denmark

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