Vitamin c levels linked to childhood diarrhea in global study

NCT ID NCT05328037

First seen Feb 03, 2026 · Last updated May 15, 2026 · Updated 12 times

Summary

This study looked at whether low vitamin C levels make children aged 2 to 5 more likely to get diarrhea. Researchers compared vitamin C in the blood of children with diarrhea to healthy children of the same age and sex in France, Africa, and South America. The goal is to understand if vitamin C deficiency is a risk factor for diarrheal disease, a major cause of death in young children.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centre Hospitalier Territorial Gaston Bourret

    Noumea, New Caledonia

  • Complexe Pédiatrique

    Bangui, Central African Republic

  • Hopital Necker

    Paris, 75015, France

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