NCT02031692

Efficacy of Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation on the Prevention of Recurrences in BPPV

Efficacy of Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation on the Prevention of Recurrences in Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: A Prospective Multicenter Randomized Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,050 (actual)
• Sponsor: Seoul National University Bundang Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the supplementation of vitamin D and calcium prevents recurrences of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in patients with vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency.

Conditions

• Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	400IU cholecalciferol and 500mg of elemental calcium as calcium carbonate	The patients allocated to the intervention group will have a test for serum vitamin D, and receive 800 IU of vitamin D and 1000 mg of calcium as calcium carbonate when the serum vitamin D is decreased. The patients in the control group will be followed up without intervention for one year.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-12-01
• Primary completion: 2017-05-26
• Completion: 2017-06-15
• First posted: 2014-01-09
• Last updated: 2017-11-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea