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VITALITY trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial to establish the role of postnatal vitamin D supplementation in infant immune health

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posted on 2015-01-01, 00:00 authored by K J Allen, M Panjari, J J Koplin, A-L Posonby, Peter VuillerminPeter Vuillermin, L C Gurrin, R Greaves, N Carvalho, K Dalziel, M L K Tang, K J Lee, M Wake, N Curtis, S C Dharmage
Introduction Postnatal vitamin D supplementation may be associated with a reduction in IgE-mediated food allergy, lower respiratory tract infections and improved bone health. Countries in the Northern hemisphere recommend universal infant vitamin D supplementation to optimise early vitamin D levels, despite the absence of large trials proving safety or efficacy for any disease outcome. With the aim of determining the clinical and cost-effectiveness of daily vitamin D supplementation in breastfed infants from age 6–8 weeks to 12 months of age, we have started a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial of daily 400 IU vitamin D supplementation during the first year of life, VITALITY.

Methods nd analysis Infants (n=3012) who are fully breastfed and not receiving vitamin D supplementation will be recruited at the time of their first immunisation, from council-led immunisation clinics throughout metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. The primary outcome is challenge-proven food allergy at 12 months of age. Secondary outcomes are food sensitisation (positive skin prick test), number of lower respiratory infections (through hospital linkage), moderately-severe and persistent eczema (by history and examination) and vitamin D deficiency (serum vitamin D <50 nmol/L) at age 12 months. The trial is underway and the first 130 participants have been recruited.

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Journal

BMJ open

Volume

5

Issue

12

Pagination

1 - 8

Publisher

BMJ Publishing Group

Location

London, Eng.

eISSN

2044-6055

Language

eng

Publication classification

C Journal article; C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

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2015, The Authors

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