NCT01018849

Role of Vitamin D in Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: Creighton University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if Vitamin D supplementation helps prevent recurrent cardiovascular events, such as heart attack or stroke, in patients who have already experienced at least one cardiovascular event. This study will investigate if the addition of 150,000 international units of cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) by mouth every 2 months to a subject's medication regimen will prevent further cardiovascular events.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to determine if Vitamin D supplementation helps prevent recurrent cardiovascular events, such as heart attack or stroke, in patients who have already experienced at least one cardiovascular event. This study will investigate if the addition of 150,000 international units of cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) by mouth every 2 months to a subject's medication regimen will prevent further cardiovascular events.

Conditions

• Cardiovascular Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Cholecalciferol	cholecalciferol 150,000 IU by mouth every 2 months for 1 year
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Placebo	placebo by mouth every 2 months for 1 year

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-07-01
• Primary completion: 2013-07-01
• Completion: 2015-05-01
• First posted: 2009-11-25
• Last updated: 2016-01-15

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States