Vitamin D supplementation to prevent respiratory infections among Indigenous children in the Northern Territory: a randomised controlled trial.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1138604

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Acute respiratory infections remain unacceptably common among Indigenous children in the Northern Territory. Most Indigenous infants are born with suboptimal vitamin D levels and this is associated with an increased risk of ARI. We propose to conduct a clinical trial to determine whether daily vitamin D supplementation, during the third trimester of pregnancy and early infancy, can reduce the risk of infant ARI during the first 12 months of life.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2018

End Date: 01-01-2023

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $3,164,379.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

child health | infectious diseases | preventive medicine | respiratory | vitamin D

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