Vitamin A for children with scoliosis and low vitamin A
Treatments studied
Part of Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This trial tests whether vitamin A supplements can help children with idiopathic scoliosis (a spinal curve with no known cause) who also have low vitamin A levels. It aims to see if correcting the deficiency can improve the spine curve or slow its progression.
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Who can take part
- You must be between 6 and 15 years old.
- A blood test must show you have low vitamin A (less than 0.30 mg/L).
- You must have a spine X-ray showing scoliosis.
- Your spine curve must be less than 40 degrees and your bones still growing (not fully mature).
- You cannot have taken high-dose vitamin A in the past year.
- You must not have other serious health conditions or a history of spine surgery.
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