Vitamin D Serum Concentrations & Supplementation in Children With Cerebral Palsy

The purpose of this study is to try to correlate vitamin D dosing and dosing adjustment with Vitamin D levels, measure affects of seizure medications on levels as well as pathologic fractures and bone density in severely cognitively impaired, non-mobile children and adolescents with CP.

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Key information

Conditions

Vitamin D Deficiency Avitaminosis Deficiency Diseases Malnutrition Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Age range

Up to 50 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Recorded vitamin D supplementation dose (i.e. prescribed diet and any additional sources of vitamin D) with at least two serum vitamin D concentrations recorded in the medical chart from January 1, 2008 to June 30, 2013.
Resident of HLCCD since 2008

Exclusion criteria

No vitamin D levels recorded.
History of hyperthyroidism or parathyroid pathology.
Short gut syndrome that requires TPN.
Poor medical documentation.
Heritable disorders that affect vitamin D levels such as Pseudovitamin D deficiency rickets, Vitamin D resistant rickets, autosomal dominant hypophosphatemic rickets and X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Change in serum vitamin D concentrations

Time frame: 5 years

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Akron Children's Hospital

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Registry information

Official study title

Vitamin D Serum Concentrations and Vitamin D Supplementation in Children and Young Adults With Cerebral Palsy

Important dates

Study start: 2013
Primary completion: 2015
First posted: Aug 21, 2013
Registry last updated: Jan 29, 2016

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