The effect of Vitamin D and calcium plus vitamin D for leg cramps in pregnant wome
Phase 2
- Conditions
- eg cramps in pregnant women.Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- Registration Number
- IRCT2013040810324N12
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 126
Inclusion Criteria
Pregnant women with gestational age of 25-30 weeks aged 18 to 35 years old; having Leg cramps at least twice a week; being literate.
Exclusion criteria: Having known thyroid, cardio-vascular, diabetes or renal diseases; intake of calcium and vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy; having allergy history to studied drugs.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The number of leg cramps. Timepoint: Before interventions, 4 and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Daily counts.;Severity of leg cramps. Timepoint: Before interventions, 4 and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale (VAS).;Duration of leg cramps. Timepoint: Before intervention, 4 and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: According to minute.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sleep quality scores. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.;Anthropometric indices. Timepoint: After delivery. Method of measurement: Newborn growth monitoring form.;Preterm labor. Timepoint: after delivery. Method of measurement: Frequency.;Cesarean delivery. Timepoint: After delivery. Method of measurement: Frequency.