Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation on Strength, Bone Density, and Injury Risk in Collegiate Athletes

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2018-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The goal of this study is to determine whether Vitamin D supplementation improves strength and bone density, and reduces the risk of injury in collegiate athletes.

• Phase: Early Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Treatments: Ergocalciferols; Vitamin D; Vitamins

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• athlete for a sanctioned Virginia Tech sport

Exclusion Criteria:

• pregnant or trying to become pregnant, currently taking vitamin D (>600IU/day), calcium (>1000mg/dl), taking any performance enhancing supplements (example, creatine), or any other medication or nutritional supplements that might influence the study variables, cardiac or thyroid problems, have diabetes, or epilepsy