NCT05615311

Brief Summary

This is a masked randomized clinical trial in which extremely preterm infants fed human milk will be randomly assigned to receive either the highest (intervention group) or lowest (control group) vitamin D dose recommended during the first 14 days after birth.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
126

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_1

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2023

Typical duration for phase_1

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
active not recruiting

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 3, 2022

Completed
11 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 14, 2022

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 16, 2023

Completed
1.6 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

October 17, 2024

Completed
1.5 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2026

Completed
Last Updated

May 30, 2025

Status Verified

May 1, 2025

Enrollment Period

1.6 years

First QC Date

November 3, 2022

Last Update Submit

May 26, 2025

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Severity of respiratory morbidity

    A scoring system that defines severity of respiratory morbidity based on the amount of ventilatory support and the need for supplemental oxygen

    0 - 120 days

  • Non-invasive oscillometry (NiOS) measurements of pulmonary mechanics

    Using the tremoflo N-100 Neo Oscillometry device, we will determine the area under the reactance curve (AX)

    40 - 120 days

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Bronchopulmonary dysplasia

    36 weeks PMA or discharge

Study Arms (2)

Vitamin D group

EXPERIMENTAL
Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D supplementation

Control group

PLACEBO COMPARATOR
Other: No additional vitamin D supplementation

Interventions

Vitamin D supplementationDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Study participants assigned to the intervention group will receive 800 IU/ day of vitamin D plus 200-300 IU/day of vitamin D from parenteral and enteral sources during the first 2 weeks after birth.

Vitamin D group

Study participants assigned to the control group will receive 200-300 IU/ day of vitamin D from parenteral and enteral sources during the first 2 weeks after birth.

Control group

Eligibility Criteria

Age1 Day - 4 Days
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • Gestational age of 28 weeks or less

You may not qualify if:

  • Major congenital anomalies and infants
  • Terminal illness in whom decisions to withhold or limit life support have been made

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Salas AA, Argent T, Jeffcoat S, Tucker M, Ashraf AP, Travers CP. Early Vitamin D Supplementation in Infants Born Extremely Preterm and Fed Human Milk: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Pediatr. 2025 Dec;287:114754. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2025.114754. Epub 2025 Jul 24.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Premature Birth

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Obstetric Labor, PrematureObstetric Labor ComplicationsPregnancy ComplicationsFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsUrogenital Diseases

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 1
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 3, 2022

First Posted

November 14, 2022

Study Start

March 16, 2023

Primary Completion

October 17, 2024

Study Completion

May 1, 2026

Last Updated

May 30, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

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