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Clinical Trials/PACTR202110646172601
PACTR202110646172601Recruiting未知

Vitamin D status in relation to systemic and intestinal inflammation in undernourished children, 6-59 months old

Centre of Excellence for Nutrition0 sites175 target enrollmentStarted: September 28, 2021Last updated:

Trial Snapshot

Phase
未知
Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Enrollment
175

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
2 Year(s) to 5 Year(s) (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • Undernutrition group:
  • MUAC < 12.5 cm and/ or weight-for-height, weight-for-age, height/length-for-age <-2 SD and or bilateral pitting oedema (+ or ++)
  • Good appetite (passed appetite test)
  • Clinically well and alert without medical complications
  • Apparently healthy non-malnourished group:
  • MUAC > 12.5 cm or WHZ > -1 SD but = 2SD, Height-for-age > -1 SD

Exclusion Criteria

  • Fever (ear temperature > 38 ?C)
  • Persistent cough in the past 2 weeks
  • Blood transfusion in the past month
  • Medical record diagnosis of malabsorption syndrome
  • Persistent diarrhoea or vomiting in the past 3 days
  • Chronic medications including anticonvulsants (phenobarbital, carbamazepine, phenytoin), antibiotics (rifampicin, isoniazid), antiretroviral medications (protease inhibitors (PIs) and nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs); e.g. efavienz, darunavir and ritonavir
  • Medical record diagnosis of conditions associated with vitamin D hypersensitivity (i.e. sarcoidiosis, primary hyperparathyroidism
  • Children already receiving treatment for vitamin D deficiency
  • Haemoglobin < 70 g/

Investigators

Sponsor
Centre of Excellence for Nutrition

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