Active clinical trials for "Vitamin D Deficiency"

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that the intestinal absorption of calcium from a newly developed calcium carbonate-vitamin D3 chewable tablet formulation increases the amount of calcium excreted in urine and decreases parathyroid hormone (PTH) in serum as compared to baseline.

Recently, an increase in the prevalence of hyperparathyroidism and hypovitaminosis D in postmenopause women has been occurring in Mexico and the world. Chronic exposure to the parathyroid hormone (PTH) is catabolic for the bone, worsening the state of osteoporosis. However, it is unclear whether these conditions could significantly improve bone mineral density (BMD). In the present work, it was shown that the resolution of hyperparathyroidism in postmenopausal women improves osteoporosis.

The purpose of this study is to determine if treatment with vitamin D3 of 10,000 International Units (IU) daily in vitamin D deficient patients for 6 months will improve B type natriuretic peptide (BNP), a marker of heart function, compared to placebo. The investigators also aim to determine if vitamin D helps cardiopulmonary function as evaluated by cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPX), laboratory values, strength, and quality of life in patients with stable congestive heart failure (Class II or III).

The purpose of this study is to compare normalization of vitamin D serum level after 6 months of vitamin D supplementation adjusted to baseline vitamin D serum level vs.conventional vitamin D supplementation.

The objective of this study is to check whether vitamin D will lead to a decrease in pain intensity compare to placebo, in patients suffering from chronic pain.

The efficiency of different vitamin D formulations in treating suboptimal vitamin D status in adult population will be determined. It will provide insights into the influence of formulation on vitamin D absorption. A randomised controlled intervention trial will be conducted on at least 72 subjects (18-65 years) with suboptimal Vitamin D status. Subjects will be selected from a pool of subjects in Part 1 of the study, after completion of winter sampling. Study subjects will be randomised into four study groups (at least 18 subjects per study group). Three different treatments will be compared with a control group, which will not receive any supplemental Vitamin D. The three tested Vitamin D preparations in the treatment groups will be (A) oil-based VALENS vitamin D; (B) water-based VALENS vitamin D; and (C) Vitamin D capsules with starch-adsorbed vitamin D (powder). All these products are commercially available. Prior to study, actual level of vitamin D will be determined using appropriate analytical method. The treatment will be with 1000 IU Vitamin D per day, for two months, in all three groups. Second serum vitamin D level will be determined on last day of the treatment, and compared with pre-treatment vitamin D level.

Different studies have shown that a deficiency in vitamin D (≤20ng/mL) results in higher rates in morbidity and mortality rates in cancer patients. Clinical studies investigated and demonstrated altered vitamin d tissue in pancreatic cancer. But there is no prospective study evaluating the beneficiary effects of oral supplementation of vitamin d in altered vitamin d tissue from pancreatic cancer. We want to examine the effect of a high dose vitamin D3 therapy vs. a standard base dose vitamin D3 therapy in pancreas cancer patients with a vitamin D deficiency. In case of benefit in our results we could implement vitamin D3 as a supportive standard therapy in pancreatic cancer patients.

IBD is caused by an abnormal immune response to the gut bacteria in people who are genetically predisposed. There has been a huge increase in the number of people diagnosed with IBD since World War II, likely due to changes in our environment. It is possible that the abundance of vitamin D in the body may be one of those environmental factors that the investigators can control to make patients with IBD better. Vitamin D acts on cells of the immune system and causes many effects, including the production of a "natural antibiotic" called cathelicidin. The investigators know that when people are supplemented with vitamin D, levels of cathelicidin produced by these immune cells increase. By supplementing children with Crohn's disease with vitamin D, the investigators may be able to alter their immune system "naturally," making their disease better. A consensus of vitamin D experts believes that vitamin D levels need to reach a level of 40-70 ng/mL in the blood in order to have effects on the immune system. Raising vitamin D levels to this range is one of the goals in the current study.

This study will test the hypothesis that 6 months of periodic high dose Vitamin D3 replacement (200,000 and 100,000 units cholecalciferol, oral liquid drops at 6 to 8 week intervals) followed in-between by daily 1000 units, decreases insulin resistance by HOMA2-IR ≥ 0.36, in comparison to control, standard dose Vitamin D3 1000IU/ day for 6 months, in south Asians with both Vitamin D deficiency (defined as 25 Hydroxy vitamin D < 25nmol/l) and insulin resistance (defined as HOMA1 -IR≥ 1.93). The hypothesis formed suggests that insulin resistance developed in South Asians is explained, at least in part, by the presence of Vitamin D Deficiency (VDD). Therefore if the VDD is reversed/ 'normalised into target range' using Vitamin D therapy in individuals at risk of diabetes, then markers of insulin resistance should reduce from baseline values. However, current UK recommended doses of Vitamin D do not adequately replenish severe VDD, common in South Asians, back into the target range and therefore will not reduce insulin resistance markers. Therefore only higher pharmacological doses are able to replace severe Vitamin D deficiency adequately and improve insulin resistance markers.

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a very common functional gastrointestinal disorder affecting nearly 20% of the North American population. IBS is characterized by chronic abdominal, associated with a change in bowel frequency and or consistency that lack a known structural or anatomic explanation. Current treatment for IBS is primarily symptom-based. However over a third of patients with IBS fail to respond to currently available therapies. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency is estimated in over a billion people world-wide . Vitamin D has potential mechanisms not only in the balance of calcium and bone homeostasis, but also a key modulator of the immune system. Vitamin D receptors (VDRs) are located on all nucleated cells including the GI tract. Thus far, there is already accumulating evidence for a role for vitamin D supplementation in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A recent systematic review suggested there may be benefits of vitamin D supplementation in IBD. Vitamin D insufficiency is widespread in patients with IBS and there is a positive association between vitamin D status and quality of life. To date, there is no US trial examining the effect of vitamin d supplementation on IBS symptoms and quality of life in patients with IBS.