Mom Multi Postnatal Supplementation Trial
Effect of a Postpartum Multivitamin-Mineral Supplement on Maternal Nutrient Status and Wellbeing
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a vitamin and mineral supplement designed specifically for women after childbirth can improve their nutrition and health in women who are pregnant or have recently given birth (within 6 weeks).
The main question it aims to answer is:
Can a postpartum-specific vitamin and mineral supplement help improve nutritional status and health outcomes in women after giving birth?
Researchers will compare women who take the new postpartum vitamin and mineral supplement to women who take a placebo (fake pills without active ingredients) to see if the supplement improves their nutritional health.
Participants will:
Attend 2 visits at University of Georgia (1-1.5 hours each) over 12 weeks Participate in 2 phone calls between visits Stop taking other vitamin/mineral supplements during the study Have blood drawn to test vitamin and mineral levels Provide urine samples and breastmilk samples if breastfeeding (optional) Have height, weight, and skin color measured Complete questionnaires about health, pregnancy, and mental wellness Answer questions about daily food and drink intake Take either the study supplement or placebo daily
Study Overview
Status
Status
Conditions
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Enrollment
Phase
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
Study Contact
- Name: Sina Gallo, PhD, MSc, RD
- Phone Number: 706-542-4847
- Email: ctru@uga.edu
Study Locations
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Georgia
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Athens, Georgia, United States, 30606
- Recruiting
- UGA Clinical & Translational Unit
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Contact:
- Sina Gallo, PHD
- Phone Number: 706-713-2721
- Email: ctru@uga.edu
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion criteria:
- Healthy, postpartum women (~4 weeks [± 2 weeks]) with infants born term and singleton
- Not pregnant during the study period
- Able to understand (written and spoken) English or Spanish.
Exclusion criteria:
- Cardiometabolic disease
- Past pregnancy complications (gestational diabetes, hypertension)
- malabsorption syndromes (IBS, IBD, Crohn's, Colitis, Celiac)
- Caily use of medications which may affect nutrient absorption
- chronic alcohol use (> 4 alcoholic drinks/day)
- those prescribed postnatal MVM supplements by their physician
- unwilling to discontinue dietary supplementation containing any of the active components in the study product over the study period
- Women should not have an allergy or intolerance to active or inactive product ingredients.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Prevention
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Double
Number of Arms
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / ArmParticipant Group / Arm |
Intervention / TreatmentIntervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Multivitamin supplement pack
4 capsules and 1 softgel
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Daily Perelel postnatal multivitamin supplement throughout intervention
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo
4 capsules + 1 softgel
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Daily placebo capsules throughout intervention
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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To assess the effects of the multi-vitamin-mineral (MVM) supplement on changes in maternal Vitamin D status as compared to placebo among healthy, postpartum women.
Time Frame: 12 weeks
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Changes in serum Vitamin D (25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) from baseline to end of intervention (12 weeks)
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12 weeks
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To assess the effects of the multi-vitamin-mineral (MVM) supplement on changes in maternal iron status as compared to placebo among healthy, postpartum women.
Time Frame: 12 weeks
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Changes in Iron status (serum iron, ferritin, TIBC, transferrin) from baseline to end of intervention (12 weeks)
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12 weeks
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To assess the effects of the multi-vitamin-mineral (MVM) supplement on changes in maternal Vitamin B12 status as compared to placebo among healthy, postpartum women.
Time Frame: 12 weeks
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Changes in serum B12 from baseline to end of intervention (12 weeks)
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12 weeks
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To assess the effects of the multi-vitamin-mineral (MVM) supplement on changes in maternal iodine status as compared to placebo among healthy, postpartum women.
Time Frame: 12 weeks
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Iodine status measured as Maternal Urinary Iodine Concentrations + Creatinine at baseline and 12 weeks
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12 weeks
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To assess the effects of the multi-vitamin-mineral (MVM) supplement on changes in maternal Omega-3 status as compared to placebo among healthy, postpartum women.
Time Frame: 12 weeks
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Changes in RBC Omega-3 (Total, DHA, and EPA) from baseline to end of intervention (12 weeks)
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12 weeks
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To assess the effects of the multi-vitamin-mineral (MVM) supplement on changes in maternal folate status as compared to placebo among healthy, postpartum women.
Time Frame: 12 weeks
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Changes in folate status (RBC folate) from baseline to end of intervention (12 weeks)
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12 weeks
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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To assess the effects of the MVM supplement on changes in maternal mental health/wellbeing questionnaire among healthy, postpartum women.
Time Frame: 12 weeks
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Change in scores on WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire of maternal mental health/wellbeing outcomes from baseline to end of 12 weeks
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12 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Sponsor
Collaborators
Collaborators
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Study Start
Primary Completion (Estimated)
Primary Completion
Study Completion (Estimated)
Study Completion
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
First Posted
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Posted
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Other Study ID Numbers
Other Study ID Numbers
- PROJECT00012011
- Sponsor (Other Grant/Funding Number: Sponsor)
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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