Effect of Maternal Supplementation with Vitamin A, offered at different intervals, on vitamin A concentrations in breast milk and on the nutritional status of the mother and baby
Phase 1
- Conditions
- Vitamin A deficiency.
- Registration Number
- RBR-5xgjwm
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Federal de Pernambuco
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Data analysis completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Age between 18 and 40 years. Low obstetric risk
Exclusion Criteria
Diabetes. Hypertension. Neoplasms. Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Liver diseases. Cardiovascular diseases. Infectious diseases. Mental disorder. Preterm birth, Twin pregnancy. Congenital malformations. Cerebral palsy. Supplementation with vitamin A during gestation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To evaluate the increase in the concentration of retinol in breast milk, verified by the high performance liquid chromatography method, based on a variation of at least 0.3 micromol / L (80% power and 95% confidence) between the four groups at the end of the follow-up.;There was a change in the concentration of retinol in breast milk using the high-performance liquid chromatography method, based on the finding that the maximum increase among treatment groups was 0.16 micromol / L at the end of follow-up
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method