Randomised controlled trial of perinatal vitamin D supplementation to prevent early-onset acute respiratory infections among Australian First Nations children : the 'D-Kids' study protocol

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INTRODUCTION: Globally, acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. While ARI-related mortality is low in Australia, First Nations infants are hospitalised with ARIs up to nine times more often than their non-First Nations counterparts. The gap is widest in the Northern Territory (NT) where rates of both acute and chronic respiratory infection are among the highest reported in the world. Vitamin D deficiency is common among NT First Nations neonates and associated with an increased risk of ARI hospitalisation. We hypothesise that perinatal vitamin D supplementation will reduce the risk of ARI in the first year of life.

METHODS AND ANALYSIS: 'D-Kids' is a parallel (1:1), double-blind (allocation concealed), randomised placebo-controlled trial conducted among NT First Nations mother-infant pairs. Pregnant women and their babies (n=314) receive either vitamin D or placebo. Women receive 14 000 IU/week or placebo from 28 to 34 weeks gestation until birth and babies receive 4200 IU/week or placebo from birth until age 4 months. The primary outcome is the incidence of ARI episodes receiving medical attention in the first year of life. Secondary outcomes include circulating vitamin D level and nasal pathogen prevalence. Tertiary outcomes include infant immune cell phenotypes and challenge responses. Blood, nasal swabs, breast milk and saliva are collected longitudinally across four study visits: enrolment, birth, infant age 4 and 12 months. The sample size provides 90% power to detect a 27.5% relative reduction in new ARI episodes between groups.

ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This trial is approved by the NT Human Research Ethics Committee (2018-3160). Study outcomes will be disseminated to participant families, communities, local policy-makers, the broader research and clinical community via written and oral reports, education workshops, peer-reviewed journals, national and international conferences.

TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ACTRN12618001174279.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

BMJ open respiratory research - 10(2023), 1 vom: 31. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Binks, Michael J [VerfasserIn]
Bleakley, Amy S [VerfasserIn]
Pizzutto, Susan J [VerfasserIn]
Lamberth, Michelle [VerfasserIn]
Powell, Verity [VerfasserIn]
Nelson, Jane [VerfasserIn]
Kirby, Adrienne [VerfasserIn]
Morris, Peter S [VerfasserIn]
Simon, David [VerfasserIn]
Mulholland, E Kim [VerfasserIn]
Rathnayake, Geetha [VerfasserIn]
Leach, Amanda J [VerfasserIn]
D'Antoine, Heather [VerfasserIn]
Licciardi, Paul V [VerfasserIn]
Snelling, Tom [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Anne B [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

1406-16-2
Bacterial Infection
Clinical Trial Protocol
Infection Control
Innate Immunity
Journal Article
Pneumonia
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Respiratory Infection
Viral infection
Vitamin D

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 25.08.2023

Date Revised 27.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bmjresp-2023-001646

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360859720