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The Effect Of Vitamin D On Measures Of Bone Health And Gene Expression

NCT01696409 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 11

Last updated 2017-04-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Vitamin D deficiency is now recognized as one of the most common vitamin deficiencies in adults in the United States. Vitamin D deficiency has been connected to many chronic health diseases. The goal of this innovative research is to identify how vitamin D is able to have such wide ranging health benefits. This study will determine which genes are turned on and turned off in adults who receive 2000 IU vitamin D3 per day compared to 400 IU vitamin D3 per day. Results should provide important new insights about the health benefits of vitamin D for adults.

Conditions

  • Vitamin D Deficiency

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

400 IU vitamin D3

Take 400 IU once/day for 2 months

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

2000 IU vitamin D3

2000 IU vitamin D3 once/day for 2 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Boston University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael F Holick, PhD, MD · BUMC

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-07-31
Primary Completion
2012-06-30
Completion
2012-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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