Vitamin D3 Supplementation Pilot Study

NCT01546103 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 39

Last updated 2013-01-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to determine whether taking vitamin D, every day, over a 12 week period will improve the vitamin D status, risks for poor heart health, risks for developing type 2 diabetes, and/or muscle strength in overweight, African American teenagers with low vitamin D levels.

Conditions

  • Vitamin D Deficiency

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Cholecalciferol

1000 IU by mouth, once daily for 3 months.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Cholecalciferol

5000 IU by mouth, once daily for 3 months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Sheela N Magge, MD, MSCE · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  • Andrea Kelly, MD, MSCE · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-08-31
Primary Completion
2012-09-30
Completion
2012-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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