NCT01126671

Vitamin D Supplementation in Healthy Adolescents

Clinical Trial of Vitamin D Supplementation in Healthy Adolescents

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 56 (actual)
• Sponsor: Boston Children's Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 11 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This double blind, randomized controlled trial compares two supplemental doses of vitamin D in health adolescents.

Detailed description

Vitamin D deficiency is a common problem. Currently, data do not support a recommended vitamin D supplementation dose for health adolescents to maintain normal vitamin D levels. This double blind, randomized controlled 12 week trial compares the use of two supplemental doses of vitamin D in this population.

Conditions

• Vitamin D Supplementation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Supplemental Vitamin D	Subjects were randomized to either take 200 IU of vitamin D or 1000 IU of vitamin D daily for 11 weeks and labs were compared before and after.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-11-01
• Primary completion: 2011-06-01
• Completion: 2011-06-01
• First posted: 2010-05-20
• Last updated: 2018-06-04
• Results posted: 2013-04-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States