drugset / Trial / NCT02054182

Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation in Young South African Children Hospitalized With Acute Lower Respiratory Infection

NCT02054182

Phase 4 Unknown 320 enrolled University of Limpopo
RandomizedParallel-groupQuadruple-blindTreatment

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether vitamin D supplements given to children aged 1 month to 5 years, hospitalized with acute lower respiratory tract infection will improve symptoms and reduce the duration of hospitalization.

Timeline

Start
2014-02
Primary completion
2014-11
Completion
2015-01

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Comparator Vitamin D Other / unclassified 2500 iu

Indications