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
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland