Status:

COMPLETED

Marwo-D Research -Need for Vitamin D in Different Population Groups

Lead Sponsor:

University of Helsinki

Collaborating Sponsors:

University College Cork

Technical University of Denmark

Conditions:

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations (25OHD)

Eligibility:

FEMALE

21-66 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Insufficient intake of vitamin D is a public health problem, affecting about 40% of the Finnish population in the winter. Vitamin D has a wide range of health effects: in addition to its effect on bon...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • woman between 21-66 years of age
  • belongs to original Finnish population or to Somali immigrant population
  • healthy (= no disease requiring medication)
  • lives in the metropolitan area

Exclusion

  • pregnant or breastfeeding
  • has traveled to a sunny destination or destination near the equator during the previous month
  • plans to travel to a sunny destination or destination near the equator in the next 6 months
  • has used a tanning bed during the previous month
  • plans to use a tanning bed in the next 6 months
  • the subject's blood 25-hydroxy-vitamin D level (25 (OH) D), exceeds 100 nmol / L or is less than 30 nmol / L at baseline in the screening phase.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

147 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02212223

Start Date

September 1 2014

End Date

May 1 2015

Last Update

July 14 2015

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Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki

Helsinki, Finland