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Last refreshed on: 19 October 2017
Main ID:  NCT00742781
Date of registration: 26/08/2008
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Penn State University
Public title: Vitamin D Supplementation in Crohn's Patients CTSA
Scientific title: Vitamin D and Crohn's Disease" From the Bench to the Clinic
Date of first enrolment: May 2009
Target sample size: 21
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00742781
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:   
Phase:  Phase 1
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Margherita T Cantorna, PhD
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  Penn State University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients 18-70 years of age with mild to moderate Crohn's disease who are not on
active steroid treatment and who do not have ostomies.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients with ulcerative colitis or other bowel conditions which are not Crohn's.

- Patients with ostomies.

- Those currently using supplemental vitamin D in excess of the amount in one
multivitamin per day.

- Regular tanning bed users.

- Persons who report more than moderate alcohol consumption ( > 1 drink/day for women >
2 for men).

- Pregnant or lactating women or women planning a pregnancy during the study time frame.

- Regular users of medications which may interfere with assessment of study outcomes .

- Those who cannot understand written or spoken English .

- Individuals under medical psychiatric care.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 70 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Intervention(s)
Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D
Primary Outcome(s)
25(OH)D3 Serum Levels [Time Frame: 6 months]
Crohn's Disease Activity Index [Time Frame: 6 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Health Improvement [Time Frame: 6 months]
Secondary ID(s)
CTSA-PPA-1
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 01/07/2013
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT00742781
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