NCT01512537

Alternative Treatments of Vitamin D Deficiency

Comparison of UVB and Vitamin D Supplementation in Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: Lund University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 15 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to compare the efficiency of UVB and vitamin D supplementation in treatment of vitamin D deficiency.

Detailed description

Patients with vitamin D deficiency were recruited and randomized into two groups, one exposed to UVB and the other receiving oral treatment with vitamin D supplementation.

Conditions

• Vitamin D Deficiency

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
RADIATION	Narrowband UVB	UVB 3 times a week
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Vitamin D and calcium	1 daily tablet of 1600 IU vitamin D3 and 1000 mg calcium

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-02-01
• Primary completion: 2011-04-01
• Completion: 2011-11-01
• First posted: 2012-01-19
• Last updated: 2012-01-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden