The Effect of Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation on the Prevention of Stress Fractures.

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-09-30
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The main objective of this study is to find whether supplemental vitamin d and calcium can reduce the incidence of stress fractures in recruits. These high-risk recruits undergo intensive training which elevated bone turnover, which requires adequate level of vitamin D and calcium in order to support bone health. It is hypothesized that supplemental vitamin d and calcium will decrease the occurrence of stress fractures.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Xijing Hospital
• Treatments: Calcium; Vitamin D

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Recruits newly enlisted at a training base in September 2021.

• Agree to accept relevant inspections and serological research, and sign an informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Suffer from diabetes, osteomyelitis and other diseases.

• Suffer from claustrophobia and other MRI examination contraindications.

• Long-term use of glucocorticoids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or calcium, vitamin D.

• A history of kidney disease.

• Allergic to any ingredient of the medicine.