Effect of Calcium/Vitamin D Supplementation on Body Weight and Fat Loss.

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2005-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of calcium/vitamin D supplementation (Caltrate 600 +D®) on body weight loss during a weight-reducing program

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Laval University
• Collaborator: Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
• Treatments: Calcium Carbonate; Vitamin D

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Daily calcium intake below 800mg/day

• Stable body weight

• Body mass index (BMI) between 27-40kg/m2

• Less than 3 periods of 20 minutes of physical exercise/week

• General good health

• Normal blood pressure values

• Normal cholesterol levels

• Normal thyroid hormone levels

• No participation in another clinical trial within 6 months of screening

• Coffee consumption ≤ 5 cups/day.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Breast feeding, pregnant or menopaused women

• Use of calcium supplements within 30 days of screening

• Cholesterol levels requiring pharmaceutical treatment

• Smoking

• Use of medication that could affect body weight