NCT06106646 · Oregon Health and Science University
Vitamin C to Decrease Effects of Smoking in Pregnancy on Infant Lung Function (VCSIP) Longer Term Follow Up
(VCSIP)
What this study is about
The overall aims of this protocol are to determine whether prenatal supplementation with vitamin C to pregnant smokers can improve pulmonary function at 10 years of age in their offspring. This is an additional continuation of the Vitamin C to Decrease Effects of Smoking in Pregnancy on Infant Lung Function (VCSIP) trial, to follow the offspring through 10 years of age.
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The overall aims of this protocol are to determine whether prenatal supplementation with vitamin C to pregnant smokers can improve pulmonary function at 10 years of age in their offspring. This is an additional continuation of the Vitamin C to Decrease Effects of Smoking in Pregnancy on Infant Lung Function (VCSIP) trial, to follow the offspring through 10 years of age. The hypothesis for this protocol is an extension of the VCSIP trial that supplemental vitamin C in pregnant smokers can significantly improve their children's airway function tests. The investigators aim to demonstrate sustained improvement in airway/pulmonary function and trajectory through 10 years of age.
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT
No active intervention in this protocol (previously randomized to Vitamin C)
In the original VCSIP study, pregnant women were randomized to receive either extra Vitamin C every day (500mg/day) or placebo. This trial is a follow-up trial with no active intervention.
OTHER
No active intervention in this protocol (previously randomized to Placebo)
In the original VCSIP study, pregnant women were randomized to receive either extra Vitamin C every day (500mg/day) or placebo. This trial is a follow-up trial with no active intervention.
Primary outcome measures
Sustained improvement in pulmonary function and trajectory
Time frame: 10 years of age
The primary outcome of this longitudinal follow-up study is the comparison of airway function tests (specifically FEF25-75 in liters/sec) measured yearly through 10 years of age by forced expiratory maneuvers with spirometry between the children of the pregnant smokers randomized to vitamin C (500 mg/day) versus placebo during pregnancy. This is a follow-up of the original "Vitamin C to Decrease Effects of Smoking in Pregnancy on Infant Lung Function" (VCSIP) trial.
Who can participate
This study lists these criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov. A study coordinator reviews eligibility during screening — this page does not determine whether you qualify.
Inclusion criteria
- Women and their offspring randomized to vitamin C versus placebo during pregnancy as well as pregnant nonsmokers and their offspring enrolled as the reference group in the original VCSIP study
Exclusion criteria
- participants who specifically withdraw consent
Where
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Portland, Oregon
Collaborators
Indiana University, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
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Data: ClinicalTrials.gov · synced Mar 18, 2025 · Source of record for eligibility and locations