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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00479479
Date of registration: 25/05/2007
Primary sponsor: Haukeland University Hospital
Public title: Cobalamin Supplementation During Infancy; Effect on B-Vitamin Status, Growth and Psychomotor Development
Scientific title: Cobalamin Supplementation During Infancy; Effect on B-Vitamin Status, Growth and Psychomotor Development
Date of first enrolment: December 2004
Target sample size: 107
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00479479
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Basic Science  
Countries of recruitment
Norway
Contacts
Name:   Anne-Lise Bjørke Monsen, M.D., Ph.D.
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Affiliation:  Haukeland University Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- 6 weeks old infants

- The infant should be healthy and not have any serious malformations

- The mother should be healthy and not have any serious disorders or use any daily
medications

- The mother should have an ordinary omnivorous diet

Exclusion Criteria:

- If there are evidence of serious infant disease during the study period, the infant
should be excluded from the study



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: 4 Months
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Vitamin B 12 Deficiency
Intervention(s)
Drug: Hydroxycobalamin (Vitamin B12 Depot, Nycomed Pharma)
Primary Outcome(s)
Measure: Outcome is related to changes in Cobalamin status: serum levels of cobalamin and folate, and the metabolic markers, plasma-tHcy, cystathionine and MMA [Time Frame: Infant age 6 weeks - 4 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Outcome is related to changes in growth parameters; weight, length, head circumference [Time Frame: Infant age: 6 weeks - 4 months]
Secondary ID(s)
16941
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Foundation to Promote Research into Functional Vitamin B12 Deficiency, Bergen, Norway
Norwegian Foundation for Health and Rehabilitation
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