Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00235586
Vitamin D Deficiency: Bone Loss and Vascular Dysfunction
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 40 (planned)
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- 50 Years – 90 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
To learn if there is a connection between low vitamin D level and hardening of the arteries.
Detailed description
Osteoporosis and vascular disease are two of the most common disorders affecting postmenopausal women. A potential association, beyond aging, has long been speculated. Our previous study revealed evidence of loss of vascular compliance in postmenopausal women with lower bone density, suggesting women with lower bone density had "stiffer" blood vessels. This proposal further investigates that association and a potential role of vitamin D deficiency as a possible common link between both bone loss and "hardening of the arteries".
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | 10 vit. D deficient subjects take vit. D for 3 months. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2004-04-01
- Completion
- 2007-09-01
- First posted
- 2005-10-10
- Last updated
- 2007-09-20
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00235586. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.