Vitamin D Raising and Maintaining Blood Serum 25(OH)D3 Levels (VitD)

June 20, 2017 updated by: The Cleveland Clinic

Effectiveness of Various Vitamin D Protocols on Raising and Maintaining Blood Serum 25(OH)D3 Levels Over a Three Month Period

Analyze the amount of change in blood serum Vitamin D levels in patients of 3 different dosing groups and how their levels change over a 3 month period of time.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Vitamin D has shown multiple health benefits specifically in regards to bone healing. To the investigators knowledge there are currently no protocols for Vitamin D supplementation in the Orthopedic community for patients recovering from fractures. The investigators study will monitor 3 different groups of volunteers taking various Vitamin D regimens and how participants blood serum 25(OH)D3 levels are effected throughout a 3 month period. The 3 groups will include: 1) 100,000 units D2 once on day one, 2) 100,000 units D2 taken once a week x 12 weeks, 3) 50,000 units D2 x 10 days, then 2000 units D3 taken daily for the remainder of the study period. There will be 15-20 volunteers randomly assigned to each of the 3 groups. The investigators will have each volunteer from the 3 groups have blood drawn a total of 4 times throughout the course of this study: prior to the study, week 2, week 6, and week 12. From these results the investigators will determine which protocol most effectively raises and maintains vitamin D levels in the volunteers through this 3 month period. The investigators will also use this data to determine which protocol is not only most cost efficient but also easiest to follow by individuals. The investigators are hoping that this study may help finally develop a universal orthopedic protocol for vitamin D supplementation in patients recovering from fractures.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

49

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Low Vitamin D level

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Normal Vitamin D level, already taking Vitamin D, any form of steroids, weight-loss drugs, anti-tuberculosis drugs, high blood pressure drugs, high cholesterol drugs, endocrine disease, being treated for any form of cancer.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Basic Science
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Vitamin Dose Group 100,000 Units
100,000 units Vitamin D2 one time only.
Vitamin D2/D3
Other Names:
  • Ergocalciferol, cholecalciferol
Active Comparator: Vitamin Dose Group 100,000 Units D2
100,000 units vitamin D2 weekly for three months.
Vitamin D2/D3
Other Names:
  • Ergocalciferol, cholecalciferol
Active Comparator: Vitamin Dose Group 50,000/2,000 D2/D3
50,000 units Vitamin D2 for 10 days followed by 2,000 units Vitamin D3 daily the remainder of the three month study period.
Vitamin D2/D3
Other Names:
  • Ergocalciferol, cholecalciferol

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Vitamin D
Time Frame: Three Months
Effectiveness of various Vitamin D protocols on raising and maintaining blood serum 25(OH)D3 levels over a three month period from baseline to 3 months with participants blood draws at initial, week 2, week 6 and week 12 time frame.
Three Months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Damien Billow, MD, The Cleveland Clinic

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 27, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 31, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

May 31, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 23, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 28, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

April 4, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 21, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 20, 2017

Last Verified

June 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IRB 16-028

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

Clinical Trials on Vitamin D Deficiency

Clinical Trials on Vitamin D

Search Similar Trials