High-dose vitamin D3 to improve outcomes in the convalescent phase of complicated severe acute malnutrition in Pakistan: a double-blind randomised controlled trial (ViDiSAM)

High-dose vitamin D3 to improve outcomes in the convalescent phase of complicated severe acute malnutrition in Pakistan: a double-blind randomised controlled trial (ViDiSAM)

Abstract We have previously shown that high-dose vitamin D3 improved weight gain and neurodevelopmental indices in children receiving standard therapy for uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM). Here we present results of a randomised placebo-controlled trial in Lahore, Pakistan, to determine...

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Main Authors: Javeria Saleem, Rubeena Zakar, Muhammad Salman Butt, Rameeza Kaleem, Asif Chaudhary, Jaya Chandna, David A. Jolliffe, Joseph Piper, Zaigham Abbas, Jonathan C. Y. Tang, William D. Fraser, Nick Freemantle, Andrew J. Prendergast, Adrian R. Martineau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57803-9
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