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Supplementation and Depressive Symptomatology Incidence Among Saudi Arabian Adults

NCT05916053 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 71

Last updated 2023-07-07

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Summary

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to explore the relationship between Vitamin D supplementation and depressive symptomatology in Saudi Arabian Population.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Is Vitamin D deficiency associated with an increased prevalence of depressive symptomatology among Saudi Arabian Population?
* Is Vitamin D Supplementation for a period of 3-month at 50,000 International Units might be associated with an improved depressive status? All the participants were clients who attended the clinic to help with weight management - who were doing regular medical check-ups - at Al Themal Medical Center which is located in Abha, Saudi Arabia.

Participants were requested to do a general blood test to check for any vitamins and minerals deficiencies as part of the routine clinical procedure. This procedure did not incur any additional costs on the behalf of the participants. The participants who were identified to have any deficiencies were recommended to take supplements, also as part of the routine clinical procedure. Therefore, participants identified to be deficient or insufficient Vitamin D levels were screened and recruited to participate in the current study.

Participants were randomly assigned to either an interventional (vitamin D) or placebo group (control). The interventional group received vitamin D supplementation of 50.000International Units/week for 3 months and the placebo group received dietary advice and education on food sources of vitamin D for the same period. Both Groups received a weight gain or a weight loss diet as per their case.

At the three-months follow-up, the participants were readministered the face-to-face questionnaire and their blood levels for vitamin D were also checked.

Thus, this study would add value to the actions taken to treat vitamin D deficiency in Saudi Arabian adults. This might also assist in approaching new recommendations related to preventing or treating depression via vitamin D supplementation.

Conditions

  • Vitamin D Deficiency
  • Depressive Symptoms

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Vitamin D supplementation

50.000 IU of vitamin D supplementation was prescribed for deficient/insufficient participants for a 3 month period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Lebanese American University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Berna Rahi, PHD · Sam Houston State University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-09-01
Primary Completion
2022-01-01
Completion
2022-03-01

Countries

  • Saudi Arabia

Study Locations

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