Grant: Project Grant
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
$1,873,025.00
Folic Acid Supplementation in pregnancy and child development
FY 2015-16
Summary
Folate may have a "neuroprotective" action, from neuro-structural defects to alterations in neuro behavioral and emotional skills such as autism. In the next 5 years, we plan to follow infants born to mothers who participated in a CIHR funded randomized controlled trial (RCT)-Folic Acid clinical trial (FACT) study, to examine the effect of high dose folic acid supplementation n pregnancy on the neuro behavioural and emotional skills in the children. We will be able to follow about 2,500 children born to mothers who participated in FACT to 4 years of age, which is sufficient to answer the research questions.
Department
Program
Project Grant
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Other
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
346060
Name
Wen Shi Wu
Region
Ontario
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Human Development, Child and Youth Health
Theme2
Social / Cultural / Environmental / Population Health
Prcname2
Project Grant Competition
Projecttitle
Folic Acid Supplementation in pregnancy and child development
Programtype2
Operating Grants
Orgnameinp2
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Cihramount2
$1,873,025
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Project Grant
Keyworddelim
Autism; Folic Acid Supplementation; Follow Up; Population Health; Pregnancy; Randomized Control Trial
Abstract
Folate may have a "neuroprotective" action, from neuro-structural defects to alterations in neuro behavioral and emotional skills such as autism. In the next 5 years, we plan to follow infants born to mothers who participated in a CIHR funded randomized controlled trial (RCT)-Folic Acid clinical trial (FACT) study, to examine the effect of high dose folic acid supplementation n pregnancy on the neuro behavioural and emotional skills in the children. We will be able to follow about 2,500 children born to mothers who participated in FACT to 4 years of age, which is sufficient to answer the research questions.
Competitiondate
201603
Approvedterm2
5 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Wen, Shi Wu; Asztalos, Elizabeth V
Approvedterm
5 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $1,873,025~ $0~
