Status:

TERMINATED

Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on In-vitro Fertilization (IVF) Outcomes

Lead Sponsor:

Northwestern University

Conditions:

Infertility

Vitamin D Deficiency

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-38 years

Brief Summary

Historically, vitamin D has been considered to play a role solely in bone and calcium metabolism. Numerous studies have suggested a link between vitamin D deficiency and adverse health outcomes such a...

Detailed Description

The trial will not pay for or subsidize for IVF treatment. Participants will receive blood Vitamin D screening test and any necessary supplements free of charge.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Infertile women aged ≤ 38 years undergoing fresh invitro fertilization cycles

Exclusion

  • Infertile women aged \> 38 undergoing fresh invitro fertilization cycles
  • Patients undergoing frozen embryo transfers
  • Patients undergoing donor-egg cycles
  • Patients who have a contraindication to receiving Vitamin D (e.g. patients with history of primary hyperparathyroidism, sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, kidney disease, or lymphoma)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2011

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

102 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01419743

Start Date

August 1 2011

End Date

January 1 2014

Last Update

February 19 2014

Active Locations (3)

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Northwestern Memorial Faculty Foundation

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611

2

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611

3

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611