Evaluation of Vitamin D Status in Children With Acute Burns (NCT00536276) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedPhase 1
Evaluation of Vitamin D Status in Children With Acute Burns
United States50 participantsStarted 2003-03
Plain-language summary
To see which vitamin D supplement (D2 vs D3) is most beneficial in burned children.
Who can participate
Age range6 Months – 18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Child is \> 6 months of age but \< 19 years old
* Burn injury \> 30% total body surface area
* Admitted to SHC within 4 days of injury
* Attending physician decision that patient is likely to survive
* Parents or legal guardian give informed consent along with assent of the child as applicable
Exclusion Criteria:
* Attending physician decision that patient is not likely to survive
* Prior history of anticonvulsant or glucocorticoid use, gastric/bowel resection, parathyroid disease, liver disease, chronic renal failure or prior pharmacologic vitamin D use (\>1000 IU/D)
What they're measuring
1
Examine the effect of D2 vs D3 supplementation on serum 25-OH and 1,25 OH vitamin D levels