NCT01185574

Vitamin D for Improving Metabolic Control and Depressive Symptoms

Vitamin D for Improving Metabolic Control and Depressive Symptoms in Women With Diabetes; The Sunshine Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Loyola University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will examine whether weekly vitamin D supplementation in women with significant depressive symptoms and diabetes will exhibit improved mood and metabolic control. If supplementation with Vitamin D is beneficial, it will be a simple and cost-effective method for treatment. Women will be targeted since they have greater depression and worse metabolic control than men with diabetes.

Conditions

• Depressive Symptoms
• Diabetes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Vitamin D supplementation	Vitamin D2 50,000 IU will be administered once a week for six months.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-10-01
• Primary completion: 2012-05-01
• Completion: 2012-05-01
• First posted: 2010-08-20
• Last updated: 2013-07-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States