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