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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 3 August 2015
Main ID:  NCT02301520
Date of registration: 23/11/2014
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Children's Hospital Boston
Public title: Vitamin D, Iodine, and Lead Levels in Haitian Infants and Children. Haiti
Scientific title: Vitamin D Deficiency, Iodine Deficiency and Lead Levels in Haitian Infants and Children.
Date of first enrolment: January 2015
Target sample size: 299
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02301520
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Observational Model: Ecologic or Community, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Haiti
Contacts
Name:     Julia Von Oettingen, MD
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Affiliation:  Children's Hospital Boston
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Haitian ethnicity

- Age between nine months and six years

Exclusion Criteria:

- Presence of a chronic medical condition other than malnutrition

- Residence outside of Haiti (i.e. visiting children who usually live abroad).



Age minimum: 9 Months
Age maximum: 6 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Iodine Deficiency
Rickets
Vitamin D Deficiency
Hypothyroidism
Lead Intoxication
Intervention(s)
Primary Outcome(s)
serum lead levels [Time Frame: Baseline]
urinary iodine levels [Time Frame: Baseline]
serum 25OHD levels [Time Frame: Baseline]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Determine the accuracy of the POCT device [Time Frame: Baseline]
Environmental disruptors of thyroid function [Time Frame: Baseline]
Number of children found to have elevated alkaline phosphatase levels [Time Frame: Baseline]
Lead intoxication [Time Frame: Baseline]
Goiter and abnormal thyroid function tests [Time Frame: Baseline]
Dietary and sun exposure effect on vitamin D level [Time Frame: Baseline]
Secondary ID(s)
Haitistudy
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Fondation Haitienne de Diabete et de Maladies Cardiovasculaires (FHADIMAC)
Kay Mackenson Clinic Inc.
Ethics review
Results
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