Status:
COMPLETED
The Role of Narrowband Ultraviolet B Exposure in the Maintenance of Vitamin D Levels During Winter
Lead Sponsor:
Joint Authority for Päijät-Häme Social and Health Care
Collaborating Sponsors:
Tampere University Hospital
Conditions:
Vitamin D Deficiency
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators investigated the ability of narrowband ultraviolet B (nbUVB) treatment in the maintenance of vitamin D levels achieved during the summer in Finland. The investigators randomized 37 s...
Detailed Description
The investigators investigated the ability of narrowband ultraviolet B (nbUVB) treatment in the maintenance of vitamin D levels achieved during the summer in Finland. The investigators randomized 37 s...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- age over 18
- Fitzpacker's skin type II-IV
Exclusion
- age under 18
- diseases that inhibit vitamin D metabolism or absorption
- Fitzpacker's skin type I
- history of skin cancer
- vitamin D substitution 1 month before baseline or during study
- sun holidays 1 month before baseline or during study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
37 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02275650
Start Date
September 1 2013
End Date
May 1 2014
Last Update
October 27 2014
Active Locations (2)
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1
Päijät-Häme Central Hospital
Lahdenkylä, Pirkanmaa, Finland, 15850
2
Tampere University Hospital
Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland, 33521