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Lead
Shriners Hospitals for Children
The purpose of this study is to follow up our descriptive observations with a prospective randomized double blinded study to verify our clinical perception that hypovitaminosis D is prevalent postburn and to evaluate whether therapeutic supplementation will enhance specific primary outcome measures during burn convalescence.
Age
0–18
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Child is \> 6 months of age but \< 19 years old
Burn injury \> 30% total body surface area
Admitted to SHC within 4 days of injury
Attending physician decision that patient is likely to survive
Parents or legal guardian give informed consent along with assent of the child as applicable
You may not be if
Attending physician decision that patient is not likely to survive
Prior history of anticonvulsant or glucocorticoid use, gastric/bowel resection, parathyroid disease, liver disease, chronic renal failure or prior pharmacologic vitamin D use (\>1000 IU/D)
Clareo Health | Evaluation of Vitamin D Status in Children With Acute Burns
