Trial reportInternational journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics2021
Effects of selenium supplementation on pregnancy outcomes and disease progression in HIV-infected pregnant women in Lagos: A randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Gestational Selenium Exposure and Neonatal Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Mortality, Morbidity, and Neurobehavioral Development.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Prevalence and determinants of moderate-to-severe anaemia in the third trimester of pregnancy: a multicenter cross-sectional study in Lagos, Nigeria.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- New medicines for spontaneous preterm birth prevention and preterm labour management: landscape analysis of the medicine development pipeline.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
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- The Role of Selenium in Pathologies: An Updated Review.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Do Micronutrient and Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplements Affect Human Maternal Immunity during Pregnancy? A Scoping Review.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Selenium Supplementation in Pregnancy-Maternal and Newborn Outcomes.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the effects of selenium supplementation on pregnancy outcomes and disease progression among HIV-infected pregnant women in Lagos.
methodsA randomized, placebo-controlled trial conducted among HIV-positive pregnant women between September 2018 and August 2019. At enrollment, 90 women were randomly assigned into each treatment arm to receive either a daily tablet of 200 μg elemental selenium or a placebo. Relevant participants' sociodemographic and clinical data were collected at enrollment and delivery.
resultsWomen in the selenium arm had a significantly lower risk of preterm delivery (relative risk [RR] 0.32, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.11-0.96) and a non-significant reduction in the risk of delivering term neonates with a low delivery weight (RR 0.24, 95% CI 0.05-1.19). Supplemental selenium does not increase the risk of perinatal death and adverse drug events.
conclusionThe study reported a beneficial effect of prenatal selenium supplements on the risk of preterm delivery with no further reduction in risk among HIV-infected women who used the supplements for more than 14 weeks.
trial registrationPan African Clinical Trial Registry (PACTR201809756724274).
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