Study of Vitamin D deficiency in Malnourished Childre
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: E559- Vitamin D deficiency, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/07/054953
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Isha Singh
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Children aged below 5 years with severe acute malnutrition without complications, as defined by WHO [i.e., children with a mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) <11.5 mm, a weight-for-height z score <â??3, or bilateral edema who were clinically well and alert with good appetite .
Willing Guardians/Parents.
Exclusion Criteria
Ingestion of a dose of vitamin D >200,000 IU (5 mg)/month in the last 3 months or the presence of complications of severe malnutrition (severe dehydration, severe anemia, severe pitting edema, anorexia, hypothermia, hyperpyrexia, acute lower respiratory infection, or hypoglycemia).
Non-willing patients/Guardian.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in malnourished children under 5 years <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To identify the sociodemographic status of malnourished children. <br/ ><br>To measure vitamin D level in malnourished children under 5 years. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks