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Relationships Between Vitamin D and Orthopedic Trauma

NCT04564625 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2026-05-19

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Summary

Vitamin D is an essential hormone involved in bone metabolism, bone mineral density maintenance, and bone health. Vitamin D deficiency is putatively linked to poor pediatric orthopedic outcomes \[1\]. Further, the risk of low vitamin D associated fractures may be greater in minority pediatric populations \[2\]. In adults, utility of vitamin D alleles as a biomarker for bone density and fracture risk has been debated for over 10 years \[3-5\]. Peak bone density is achieved at 25 years old; however, most orthopedic trauma patients less than 25 years of age present with substantial vitamin D deficiencies.

Conditions

  • Fracture
  • Fracture Nonunion
  • Fractures, Bone
  • Vitamin D

Interventions

OTHER

Vitamin D Assessment

index admission vitamin D assessment

OTHER

Fracture

rate of nonunion (i.e., failure of a fractured bone to heal)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Methodist Health System

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Edgar Araiza, MD · Methodist

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-03-06
Primary Completion
2021-02-26
Completion
2021-02-26

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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