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The Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Arterial Stiffness in Diabetic Patients

NCT01500005 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 74

Last updated 2011-12-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The incidence of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is increasing at an alarming rate worldwide.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Recently, increasing amount of evidence suggests that vitamin D may influence various nonskeletal medical conditions, including cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, autoimmune disorders and more. The purpose of this trial is to investigate the effect of vitamin D supplementation on 24 hours blood pressure monitoring, arterial stiffness, oxidative stress and inflammation in vitamin D deficient diabetic patients.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Baby D3 drops

2000-4000 iu per day

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Shlomit koren, MD · Department of Internal Medicine A , Research & Development unit Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, affiliated to Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-08-31
Primary Completion
2011-01-31
Completion
2011-04-30

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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