Active clinical trials for "Vitamin D Deficiency"

Participants in this study will be randomized to receive either oral vitamin D pills OR ultraviolet light treatment. The investigators will compare how these two methods of raising vitamin D levels will affect cholesterol levels.

African-Americans have higher rates of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality, as well as vitamin D deficiency. Multiple observational studies have demonstrated an increased risk of vitamin D deficiency in African Americans with type 2 diabetes and correlation between cardiovascular disease and vitamin D levels; however, there is a lack of interventional trials exploring this connection. The objective of this proposal is to address the hypothesis that treatment of vitamin D deficiency in African Americans with type 2 diabetes will improve subclinical markers of cardiovascular disease.

Calcium (Ca2+) and vitamin D (VitD) play an important role in child health. Aims. The investigators evaluated the daily intake of Ca2+ and VitD in healthy children; and the efficacy of Ca2+ and VitD supplementation. Daily Ca2 + and VitD intake was evaluated in consecutive healthy children through a validated questionnaire. Subjects with a daily Ca2 + and VitD intake < 70% of dietary reference intakes (DRIs) were invited to participate in prospective randomized trial with 2 groups of nutritional intervention: group 1, dietary counseling aiming to optimize daily Ca2+ and VitD intake plus administration of a commercially available Ca2 + and VitD supplementation product (Colecalcium®, Humana, Milan, Italy); group 2, dietary counseling alone. At the enrollment (T0) and after 4 months (T1) serum VitD levels were assessed.

This study is designed to study the effect of vitamin D intake on the severity of fatty liver and poor glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether supplementation with oral vitamin D (cholecalciferol) improves metabolic parameters in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis.

High blood pressure is related to increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death, and accounts for approximately 8 mill deaths worldwide each year. Blood pressure exhibits a seasonal variation with a tendency to increase during winter months. Vitamin D deficiency is more common during months where UVB radiation from the sun is absent, and vitamin D has been associated with high blood pressure. This study will evaluate the effect of vitamin D replacement during winter months on blood pressure and vasoactive hormones in patients with high blood pressure.

Dialysis patients often suffer from defects in their immune system (that part of the body which fights infection). Evidence suggests that Vitamin D deficiency may have a negative effect on immunity, and many dialysis patients are deficient in Vitamin D. We believe that by giving Vitamin D to dialysis patients who are deficient, we may help improve their immune system. This study will test that idea.

This is a research study to look at vitamin D deficiency (low levels) in men and women with HIV. As part of your regular medical care, you will be screened for vitamin D deficiency. If your levels are low, and you choose to start using vitamin D supplements, the investigators would like to take some blood before and after you start using vitamin D to see how this affects your levels of HIV, T cells, cholesterol, and other blood levels. The investigators will provide you with vitamin D supplements for the first 24 weeks (6 months) of the study. If you and your physician decide that you should continue taking vitamin D supplements after that time, you will be responsible for purchasing your own vitamin D supplements.

This is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, 400 eligible volunteers, who were 20-45 years, with 25-hydroxyvitamin D between 12.5-50 nmol/L and BMI between 18.5-28 kg/m2, were enrolled and randomly assigned to placebo or 2000 IU/d vitamin D3 arm, after taking placebo for one week. The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai and all participants provided written informed consents.In this 2-arm RCT we aimed to systematically investigate the effect of: vitamin D3 supplement on serum 25(OH)D levels and the modifying factors; genetic and non-genetic variants on vitamin D bioavailability; vitamin D3 supplementation on metabolic profiles and circulating bone-turnover markers

A Prospective, Single-centre, Open-label Study to Confirm the Efficacy and Safety of Vitamin D3 B.O.N. Intramuscular Injection in adults with Vitamin D Deficiency