Does Vitamin D Improve Glycemic Control in Type II DM?

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2013-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Vitamin D status has been negatively associated with the presence of type II DM and glycemic control. However, a cause-effect relationship between vitamin D deficiency and glycemic control has not been established. The investigators plan to conduct a double blind, randomized, placebo controlled trial on the effect of vitamin D supplementation on glycemic control in Type II DM.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center
• Treatments: Cholecalciferol; Ergocalciferols; Vitamin D; Vitamins

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Type II diabetics living in Riyadh area who consume no more than one serving of milk/day

• Do not take vitamin supplement

• Habitually have less than 10 hour of sun exposure per week

• Don't suffer from granulomatous conditions, liver disease, or kidney disease

• Don't take anticonvulsants, barbiturates, or steroids.

• Stable glycemic control (not more than 0.5% difference between current HA1c and a HA1c obtained 2-4 months earlier)

• Current HA1c between 6.5 and 8%, and current total 25 OH vitamin D level between 10-30 nmol/L.