The Impact of Severe Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Correction on Bone Mineral Density (BMD) in Postmenopausal Women (Vitamin D)

April 3, 2019 updated by: Merav Fraenkel, Soroka University Medical Center

It is well known that postmenopausal women are at risk for osteoporosis. The study hypothesis is that vitamin D deficiency (≤17.5nmol/L) is frequently associated with osteomalacia and will cause low BMD estimation in DXA scan due to insufficient bone mineralization.

We assume that among these postmenopausal women, Vitamin D treatment will improve bone mineralization and will cause a rapid increase in BMD. According to the results, bisphosphonates therapy may be an unnecessary treatment.

The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of severe vitamin D deficiency and its correction on Bone Mineral Density (BMD) in postmenopausal women.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

32

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Israel
      • Be'er Sheva, Israel
        • Soroka University Medical Center

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

55 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Signed Informed Consent.
  2. Female age 55-70
  3. At least 2 years past menopause
  4. 25(OH)D≤ 17.5nmol/L (≤7 ng/ml)

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Vitamin D levels > 30nmol/L in the past 2 years 2. Creatinine > 1.2%mg 3. Calcium ≥ 10.2mg/dl 4. Current or previous vitamin D treatment over 2 weeks 5. Previous vitamin D treatment over 2 months in the past 2 years 6. BMI>35 or BMI<20 7. Menopause before age 45 8. Type 1 diabetes 9. Concomitant disease:

  1. Mal-absorptive diseases (Cystic Fibrosis, Crohn's, gastric bypass surgery, celiac disease)
  2. Rheumatoid arthritis
  3. Nephrotic syndrome
  4. Chronic renal failure
  5. Primary hyperparathyroidism
  6. Hyperthyroidism
  7. Malignancies excluding skin cancers (within the last 5 years)
  8. Kidney stones or history of renal colic 10. Medications:
  9. Steroids use (past or present)
  10. Anti rejection drugs in the last 5 years
  11. Anticonvulsant (carbamezapine, hydantoin, Phenobarbital etc) in the last 5 years
  12. Any anti osteoporotic medication: Prolia, Bisphosphonates, Teriperatide, Evista, Protelos, (past or present)
  13. Post menopausal HRT (in the last 10 years)
  14. Aromatase inhibitors: Femara, Arimadex (past or present)
  15. Current use of PPIs (lanton, controloc, zoton, omepradex etc)
  16. Current or past use of anti depressant SSRI (favoxil,cipralex etc)

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Vitamin D treatment
We assume that among postmenopausal women, Vitamin D treatment will improve bone mineralization and will cause a rapid increase in BMD.
Drug: Vitamin D

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in BMD (Z score) following 10 months of vitamin D supplementation
Time Frame: 10-14 months
Will be measured at 3 time points (repeated measures):at baseline visit, after 3-4 months and after 10 months of treatment
10-14 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
To examine the effect of increasing vitamin D levels on other objective parameters such as PTH, calcium, phosphorus and other subjective parameters such as muscle weakness, according to comparison between baseline visit and end of study visit.
Time Frame: 10-14 months
Will be measured at 3 time points (repeated measures):at baseline visit, after 3-4 months and after 10 months of treatment
10-14 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Soroka University Medical Center

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

October 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 24, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 24, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

September 27, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 5, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 3, 2019

Last Verified

April 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • sor0089-12-ctil
  • SCRC12008 (Other Identifier: Soroka Clinical Research Center (SCRC))

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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