The Absorption of Vitamin B12 Among Healthy Pregnant Women

University of Aarhus27 enrolled

Overview

During pregnancy the woman uses more vitamin B12, but we do not know, whether it is through increased absorption or it eats into the womans vitamin B12 deposit . Sufficient B-vitamin is crucial for the normal development af foetus during pregnancy. In Denmark the National Board of Health recommend an intake of Folic Acid, from the day the woman wishes to be pregnant and to the 12. week of gestation, but there is no recommendation for vitamin B12. We will measure the vitamin B12 absorption with a new non-radioactive test, CobaSorb. .

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pregnancy

Interventions

B12 vitamin (Cyanocobalamin)DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Arm A: B12 vitamin (Cyanocobalamin)

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 40 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * the 13 week of gestation +/- 1 week (only fore pregnant women) * Between 20- 40 years * Northern European * abel to read and understand danish Exclusion Criteria: * treatment with vitamin B12 within the last 5 years * daily intake of vitamins that contain more than 1µg vitamin B12 * infectious disease * systemic disease * daily use of medicine that interferes with vitamin B12

Locations (1)

Aarhus Universitetshospital, Skejby

Skejby, Jylland, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in vitamin B12 absorption during pregnancy, measured with CobaSorb.

Time frame: 9 month

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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