NCT00570934

Supplementation With Vitamin D, Calcium or Both on Calcium Absorption and Bone Mineral Content in Children With JRA

Effect of Supplementation With 2000 International Units (IU) Vitamin D, 1gm Calcium or Both on Calcium Absorption and Bone Mineralization in Children With Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Missouri-Columbia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Years – 15 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

2000 international units (IU) vitamin D, 1 gram (gm) calcium, or both given to children with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) may increase percent true calcium absorption, bone mineral turnover and/or bone mineralization.

Detailed description

Supplementation With 2000 IU Vitamin D, 1 gm Calcium or Both on Calcium Absorption and Bone Mineralization in Children With Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis may increase percent true calcium absorption, bone mineral turnover and/or bone mineralization.

Conditions

• Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Cholecalciferol	2000IU Cholecalciferol P.O. Q.D.
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Calcium	1 gm calcium as calcium carbonate
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Calcium and cholecalciferol	2000IU cholecalciferol and 1 gm calcium P.O. Q.D. for 6 months
DRUG	Placebo	Placebo

Timeline

• Start date: 1995-03-01
• Primary completion: 2002-02-01
• Completion: 2002-02-01
• First posted: 2007-12-11
• Last updated: 2016-10-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States