Vitamin D status of children suffering from nutritional Rickets after treatment.
Not yet recruiting
- Conditions
- Nutritional Rickets
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/08/015179
- Lead Sponsor
- Eras Lucknow Medical College and Hospital
- Brief Summary
This is a randomized,double blind,parallel group study to see the effect of weekly supplementation of oral 2000 IU v/s 4000 IU vitamin D3 on 25(OH)D levels,12 weeks after administration of oral 3 lakhs IU vitamin D3 in nutritional rickets.The study will be conducted in Eras Lucknow Medical College and Hospital,Lucknow.The primary outcome will be serum 25(OH)D levels more than 20ng/ml after 12 weeks.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Children between the ages of 6months-5years presenting to pediatric OPD or emergency with a combination of clinical evidence and radiological findings consistent with the diagnosis of rickets.
Exclusion Criteria
- Children having coexisting fat malabsorption,liver or renal insufficiancy and hypercalcemia.
- Children with history of having received calcium supplements or other medications affecting vitamin D metabolism(eg-anticonvulsants,steroids,cancer chemotherapy) in previous 6months.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Serum 25(OH)D levels more than 20ng/ml. 12 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement in clinical and radiological findings 12 weeks
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Eras Lucknow Medical College and Hospital
🇮🇳Lucknow, UTTAR PRADESH, India
Eras Lucknow Medical College and Hospital🇮🇳Lucknow, UTTAR PRADESH, IndiaKAMRAN AHMADPrincipal investigator8755482605kahmad.786@rediffmail.com