The Impact of Vitamin D on Tuberculosis Among Koreans

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Tuberculosis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01137370

H-0911-066-301

Details and patient eligibility

About

Vitamin D has been regarded to be beneficial to tuberculosis (TB) patients. The aim of this study is to elucidate the role of vitamin D deficiency in development and treatment outcomes among Korean TB patients. Furthermore, the impact of genotypes of vitamin D receptor gene on TB development will also be evaluated.

Enrollment: 203 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• older than 19 years
• diagnosed and treated having a tuberculosis

Exclusion criteria

• positive HIV antibody

Trial design

203 participants in 2 patient groups

Patients with TB

People without TB