Maternal Vitamin D Status and Neonatal Bone Strength (Vitamin D)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01630603 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified June 2012 by Meir Medical Center.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : June 28, 2012
Last Update Posted : February 12, 2013
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Objectives:
- To determine the incidence of vitamin D deficiency among Israeli pregnant women
- To access whether maternal vitamin D status affects infant bone strength.
Methods:
- Vitamin D levels -in cord blood and maternal blood
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The mother will fill a demographic and nutritional questionnaire
The Infants:
- Growth assessment of the infants: weight length and head circumference
- Bone strength measurement by Quantitative Ultrasound (Sunlight Omnisense 7000/8000TM)
Condition or disease |
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Maternal Vitamin D Status Neonatal Bone Quantitative Ultrasound Measurements |
Study Type : | Observational |
Estimated Enrollment : | 100 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Cross-Sectional |
Official Title: | Maternal Vitamin D Status and Neonatal Bone Strength |
Study Start Date : | July 2012 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | July 2014 |
Group/Cohort |
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mother infants pairs |
- Bone speed of sound and maternal vitamin D levels [ Time Frame: first tow days of life ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | Child, Adult, Older Adult |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- mother-baby pairs,
- birth week 35-42.
- Jewish and Arab women that read and understand Hebrew.
Exclusion Criteria:
- large neonatal congenital defects.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01630603
Contact: Ita Litmanovich, MD | 09-7471554 | litmani@clalit.org.il |
Israel | |
Neonatal department Meir Medical Center | Not yet recruiting |
Kfar Saba, Israel | |
Contact: Ita Litmanovich, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Ita Litmanovich, MD | |
Meir Medical Center | Recruiting |
Kfar-Saba, Israel | |
Contact: Ita Litmanovitz Litmanovitz, MD | |
Meir Medical Center | Recruiting |
Kfar-Saba, Israel | |
Contact: Ita Litmanovits 09-7471154 litmani@clalit.org.il | |
Principal Investigator: Ita Litmanovitz, MD |
Responsible Party: | Meir Medical Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01630603 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
MMC14-12 |
First Posted: | June 28, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 12, 2013 |
Last Verified: | June 2012 |