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The Effect of Oral Vitamin D Versus Narrow-Band UV-B Exposure on the Lipid Profile

NCT01688102 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 118

Last updated 2017-11-06

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Summary

Participants in this study will be randomized to receive either oral vitamin D pills OR ultraviolet light treatment. The investigators will compare how these two methods of raising vitamin D levels will affect cholesterol levels.

Conditions

  • Vitamin D Deficiency

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Oral Vitamin D3

50,000 units orally, each week x8 weeks; supplemental doses of 50,000 units orally, each month thereafter as needed

RADIATION

Ultraviolet Light

16 treatments, 2-3 times weekly over 8 weeks; initial dose 45-75 seconds, whole-body exposure except face and groin, increasing by 10% as tolerated, to a maximum of 4.5 minutes

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rockefeller University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Manish Ponda, MD MS · The Rockefeller University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-09-30
Primary Completion
2015-07-31
Completion
2015-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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