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Supplementation With Vitamin D, Calcium or Both on Calcium Absorption and Bone Mineral Content in Children With JRA

NCT00570934 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2016-10-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

2000 international units (IU) vitamin D, 1 gram (gm) calcium, or both given to children with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) may increase percent true calcium absorption, bone mineral turnover and/or bone mineralization.

Conditions

  • Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Cholecalciferol

2000IU Cholecalciferol P.O. Q.D.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Calcium

1 gm calcium as calcium carbonate

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Calcium and cholecalciferol

2000IU cholecalciferol and 1 gm calcium P.O. Q.D. for 6 months

DRUG

Placebo

Placebo

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Missouri-Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Laura S Hillman, MD · University of Missouri-Columbia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
15 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1995-03-31
Primary Completion
2002-02-28
Completion
2002-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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