Status:

COMPLETED

Pharmacokinetic Study: Effect of 25(OH)D and Vitamin D3 on Serum 25(OH)D

Lead Sponsor:

University of Zurich

Conditions:

Healthy

Eligibility:

FEMALE

50-75 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

We compare the effect of HyD (25-hydroxyvitamin D) and vitamin D3 in their effect on 25-hydroxyvitamin D plasma levels over a course of 4 month. This is a pharmacokinetic study including 35 postmenopa...

Detailed Description

We include postmenopausal women age 50 to 75, race/ethnicity: Caucasian, serum 25(OH)D at baseline between 20 to 60 nmol/l, body mass index: \< 30 kg/m2 to compare 25(OH)D and vitamin D3 in equimolar...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Postmenopausal women
  • Age 50 to 75 years
  • Body mass index 18-29 kg/m2
  • 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels 20 to 60 nmol/l
  • Caucasian
  • Generally healthy
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Serum calcium \> 2.6 nmol/L
  • Use if dietary supplements (\> 400 IU vitamin D per day, \> 600 mg of calcium per day)
  • Hypertension
  • Diseases that carry the risk of hypercalcemia
  • Use of any drug that interferes with bone metabolism in the last 12 months (bisphosphonates estrogen receptor modulators, PTH, calcitonin)
  • Oral HRT in the last 6 months
  • Extreme diets
  • Fracture or fall in the last 3 months
  • Current smoking or alcohol abuse
  • Planning on a sunny vacation in the course of the trial
  • Kidney stone history
  • Creatinine clearance \< 30 ml/min
  • Co-medications: anticoagulants, PTH, corticosteroids, thiazide diuretics, digoxin, anticonvulsants, malabsorption,z C

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    March 1 2008

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    September 1 2008

    Estimated Enrollment :

    35 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00718276

    Start Date

    March 1 2008

    End Date

    September 1 2008

    Last Update

    December 23 2011

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    University Hospital Zurich, Centre on Aging and Mobility

    Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, 8091