Impact of Maternal Supplementation With Dual Megadose of Vitamin A

Instituto Materno Infantil Prof. Fernando Figueira239 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of maternal supplementation with 400,000 IU of oral retinol palmitate in the post-partum, the nutritional situation of the binomial mother-child, on growth and morbidity of children in breastfeeding in the first six months of life.

The effect will be assessed by the milk and blood.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

239

Conditions

Hypovitaminosis Vitamin A Deficiency

Interventions

vitamin ADIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

second capsule 200,000 UI of retinol palmitate (vitamin A)plus vitamin E, eight days after delivery.

PlaceboDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

second capsule with vitamin E, eight days after delivery.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant low-risk obstetric Exclusion Criteria: * Premature birth * Newborn babies with birth defects and / or other serious diseases

Locations (1)

Instituto Materno Infantil Prof. Fernando Figueira

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Seric retinol

Time frame: six months

Secondary Outcomes

Morbidity and growth of the child.

Time frame: six months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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