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Effect of Vitamin D-biofortified Eggs on Wintertime Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D in Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT02678364 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 55

Last updated 2016-02-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

While there have been a considerable number of studies on the impact of additional vitamin D in the diets of hens on the resulting egg vitamin D content, the effect of consumption of such vitamin D-enhanced eggs on vitamin D status of healthy human subjects has not been tested in a RCT.

Conditions

  • Vitamin D Deficiency

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Control eggs

Control eggs containing no additional vitamin D beyond norm

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Vitamin D3 eggs

Vitamin D3-biofortified eggs

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 eggs

25-Hydroxyvitamin D3-biofortified eggs

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University College Cork

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kevin D Cashman, BSc, PhD · University College Cork

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-12-31
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • Ireland

Study Locations

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