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High-dose vitamin D3 in the treatment of complicated severe acute malnutrition in Pakistan: a double-blind randomised controlled trial (ViDiSAM)

2024-07-21 pediatrics Title + abstract only
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We have previously shown that high-dose vitamin D3 improved weight gain and neurodevelopmental indices in children receiving standard therapy for uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM). We conducted a randomised placebo-controlled trial to determine whether two oral doses of 200,000 international units (IU) vitamin D3 would benefit children aged 6-59 months receiving standard therapy for complicated SAM in Lahore, Pakistan. The primary outcome was mean weight-for-height or -length z-score...

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