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Effects of Antarctic Environment on Vitamin D Status and Health Risk Biomarkers of Its Inhabitants

NCT02930434 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 75

Last updated 2018-03-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate vitamin D (VD) deficiency in the population of Chilean Antarctica and evaluate the efficacy and safety of VD supplementation to decrease VD deficiency and favorably influence biomarkers for bone, cardiovascular, and immune health risk in the inhabitants of Chilean Antarctica.

Conditions

  • Vitamin D Deficiency

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

cholecalciferol

Administration of vitamin D3

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fuerza Aérea de Chile

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Instituto Antártico Chileno

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)

    collaborator OTHER

  • Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Arturo Borzutzky, M.D. · School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Max Age
100 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-10-31
Primary Completion
2017-12-10
Completion
2018-03-01

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