Vitamin D Supplementation for the Prevention of Acute Respiratory Infections: a RCT in Young Finnish Men

Tampere University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Vitamin D Deficiency; Respiratory Tract Infections

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D3; Dietary Supplement: Placebo

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05014048

UTampere

Details and patient eligibility

About

Vitamin D intervention effects on the prevention of acute respiratory tract infections among Young Finnish Men

Enrollment: 231 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 29 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria;

• Male
• 18-29 years of age
• examined as Healthy according to Finnish Military Health Care regulations

Exclusion Criteria

• Female
• age > 30 yrs

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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231 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

vitamin D3

Active Comparator group

Description:

20 mikrog vitamin D3 daily, 3 months

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D3

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Placebo

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Placebo