Efficacy of Newborn Vitamin A Supplementation Versus Placebo in Improving Child Survival (NeoVitA Trial)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01138449 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : June 7, 2010
Last Update Posted : June 1, 2015
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First Submitted Date ICMJE | June 4, 2010 | |||||||||
First Posted Date ICMJE | June 7, 2010 | |||||||||
Last Update Posted Date | June 1, 2015 | |||||||||
Study Start Date ICMJE | June 2010 | |||||||||
Actual Primary Completion Date | June 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | |||||||||
Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
Risk of death [ Time Frame: Period between receiving the intervention/placebo and six months of age ] To determine if vitamin A supplementation (50,000 IU) given to neonates once orally either on the day of birth or in the next 2 days will reduce mortality in the first half of infancy as compared to placebo.
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Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Same as current | |||||||||
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Current Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures | Not Provided | |||||||||
Original Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures | Not Provided | |||||||||
Descriptive Information | ||||||||||
Brief Title ICMJE | Efficacy of Newborn Vitamin A Supplementation Versus Placebo in Improving Child Survival (NeoVitA Trial) | |||||||||
Official Title ICMJE | Efficacy of Neonatal Vitamin A Supplementation in Improving Child Survival in Haryana, India: Generation of Evidence Necessary for Informing Global Policy | |||||||||
Brief Summary | The study is a large randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy and safety of neonatal vitamin A supplementation administered to neonates once orally either on the day of birth or in the next 2 days in improving infant survival in the first 6 months of life. | |||||||||
Detailed Description | The study is an individually randomized trial conducted in two districts in the state of Haryana. Community informants report births to the enrolment team. At enrolment, the team explains the study to the family and in those willing, written consent is obtained from the parents of the infant. The infant is given the dose of vitamin A/placebo and a form containing baseline socioeconomic characteristics and information on feeding practices of the infant and mother is filled. After enrollment, each infant is visited by the enrollment team at hospital or home 1 day and 3 days after supplementation to document any illnesses in the baby. Newborns with illnesses are referred/escorted to the nearest health facility for management. Enrolled infants are visited when aged 29 days, 3, 6 and 12 months to document vital status and hospitalizations since the last visit. Information on feeding practices, immunization, maternal intake of vitamin A rich foods and supplements, and intake of any supplement containing vitamin A by the infant is recorded at these visits. Subgroup analyses includes the effect of vitamin A supplementation in LBW and non LBW infants, male and female infants, immunized and unimmunized infants, infants of families in the poorest and richest quintiles and by vitamin A intake of mothers. For all deaths, verbal autopsy interviews are conducted. Blood specimens are obtained in a subsample of infants at 2 weeks and 3 months of age and in a subsample of mothers at 3 months of age. Quality control activities include independent and supervised checks and are conducted for a subsample by a separate team. A DSMB has been constituted for the study. All deaths occurring within 72 hours of supplementation will be reported to the SAS ERC and to the WHO Coordinating Unit. At the recent DSMB meeting in February 2012, the DSMB recommended an increase in sample size to 45,000 instead of the earlier estimate of 40,200 because of somewhat lower than expected mortality rates. This increase in sample size is expected to preserve the specified power of 0.85 and the corresponding level of precision anticipated at the design stage. Similar trials are being funded by the World Health Organization (Geneva) in Ghana and Tanzania. |
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Study Type ICMJE | Interventional | |||||||||
Study Phase ICMJE | Not Applicable | |||||||||
Study Design ICMJE | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Prevention |
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Condition ICMJE | Neonatal Vitamin A Supplementation | |||||||||
Intervention ICMJE | Drug: Vitamin A
Retinol palmitate (50,000 IU) and minute amounts of vitamin E in soybean oil, orally as a single dose to neonates on the day of birth or in the next 2 days of birth keeping a minimum period of 2 hours between the birth and the dosing
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* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline. |
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Recruitment Information | ||||||||||
Recruitment Status ICMJE | Completed | |||||||||
Actual Enrollment ICMJE |
44984 | |||||||||
Original Estimated Enrollment ICMJE |
40200 | |||||||||
Actual Study Completion Date ICMJE | June 2013 | |||||||||
Actual Primary Completion Date | June 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | |||||||||
Eligibility Criteria ICMJE | Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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Ages ICMJE | 2 Hours to 72 Hours (Child) | |||||||||
Accepts Healthy Volunteers ICMJE | Yes | |||||||||
Contacts ICMJE | Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects | |||||||||
Listed Location Countries ICMJE | India | |||||||||
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NCT Number ICMJE | NCT01138449 | |||||||||
Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | RPC356 UTRN 112336978-06032010834860 ( Registry Identifier: Clinical Trial Registry-India ) |
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Has Data Monitoring Committee | Yes | |||||||||
U.S. FDA-regulated Product | Not Provided | |||||||||
IPD Sharing Statement ICMJE | Not Provided | |||||||||
Current Responsible Party | NBhandari, Society for Applied Studies | |||||||||
Original Responsible Party | Nita Bhandari, Society for Applied Studies | |||||||||
Current Study Sponsor ICMJE | Society for Applied Studies | |||||||||
Original Study Sponsor ICMJE | Same as current | |||||||||
Collaborators ICMJE | World Health Organization | |||||||||
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PRS Account | Society for Applied Studies | |||||||||
Verification Date | May 2015 | |||||||||
ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP |