Vitamin D Treatment to Patients Suffering From Chronic Pain and Vitamin D Hypovitaminosis

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Back Pain; Hypovitaminosis D

Treatments: Drug: Placebo; Drug: Vitamin D

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01023490

TASMC-09-SB-0494-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to check whether vitamin D will lead to a decrease in pain intensity compare to placebo, in patients suffering from chronic pain.

Full description

Vitamin D is a complex nutrient that functions as a hormone to benefit numerous body tissues.

Vitamin D is naturally produced by skin exposed to ultraviolet B. Despite the fact that Israel is a sunny country, a majority of all patients, and particularly those with pain, have inadequate intake of vitamin D.

Vitamin D therapy is easy for patients to self administer, well tolerated, and very economical.

In this study, we'll check whether vitamin D will lead to a decrease in pain intensity in patients suffering from chronic low back pain.

Enrollment: 12 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• men and women over 18, who suffer from chronic pain and hypovitaminosis D

Exclusion criteria

• patients that are treated with vitamin D

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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12 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Drug: Placebo

Vitamin D

Active Comparator group

Description:

34,500 IU vitamin D per week

Treatment:

Drug: Vitamin D