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Trial reportPediatric research2018

Stoss therapy using fortified biscuit for vitamin D-deficient children: a novel treatment.

Leila Moslemi, Mohammadreza Esmaeili Dooki, Ali Akbar Moghadamnia, Morteza Alijanpour Aghamaleki, Mohammad Pornasrollah, Hassan Ashrafianamiri, Haji-Ghorban Nooreddini, Sohrab Kazemi, Mahdi Pouramir, Ali Bijani

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Trial report in Pediatric research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Leila MoslemiNon-Communicable Pediatric Diseases Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Mazandran, Iran.
Mohammadreza Esmaeili DookiNon-Communicable Pediatric Diseases Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Mazandran, Iran. esmaeilidooki@yahoo.com.
Ali Akbar MoghadamniaDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Morteza Alijanpour AghamalekiNon-Communicable Pediatric Diseases Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Mazandran, Iran.
Mohammad PornasrollahNon-Communicable Pediatric Diseases Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Mazandran, Iran.
Hassan AshrafianamiriSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Mazandran, Iran.
Haji-Ghorban NooreddiniNon-Communicable Pediatric Diseases Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Mazandran, Iran.
Sohrab KazemiCellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Health Research Center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Mazandran, Iran.
Mahdi PouramirCellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Health Research Center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Mazandran, Iran.
Ali BijaniSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Mazandran, Iran.
Babol University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo evaluate the efficacy of stoss therapy using fortified biscuit for vitamin D-deficient children.

methodsA total of 108 children aged 30-72 months with vitamin D deficiency were studied in a randomized single-blind clinical trial. The deficient children were assigned to three groups, namely, vitamin D-fortified biscuit (BG), capsule vitamin D (CG), and ampoule vitamin D (AG). Capsules and biscuits containing 50,000 IU of cholecalciferol were consumed twice per week for 3 consecutive weeks. Ampoules with 300,000 IU of cholecalciferol were injected intramuscularly in a single dose. Three weeks after treatment, serum 25(OH)D concentrations were measured, and the three groups were compared.

resultsEach method of treatment could increase the mean serum 25(OH)D concentration to optimal level. Serum 25(OH)D concentrations ≥100 ng/mL were observed in six children, including four from AG and two from CG (P = 0.09). The comparison of the mean serum 25(OH)D concentrations after treatment showed between ampoule and capsule (P = 0.3) and capsule and biscuit (P = 0.62) were insignificant; however, the ampoule and biscuit groups differed significantly (P = 0.012).

conclusionStoss therapy using fortified biscuit may be an effective way to improve compliance in children who cannot take capsules without adverse effects and may also be recommended for prevention purposes.

Indexed as

Food, FortifiedChildChild, PreschoolCholecalciferolCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleSingle-Blind MethodVitamin B 12Vitamin DVitamin D Deficiency25-hydroxyvitamin DCholecalciferolVitamin B 12Vitamin D

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PMID30120406
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